was in violation of the small parts regulation and should be banned from importation into the US. Kinder Surprise eggs are legal in Canada and Mexico, but are illegal to import into the US. In January 2011, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) threatened a Manitoba resident with a 300 Canadian dollar fine for carrying one egg across the US border into Minnesota. In June 2012, CBP held two Seattle men for two and a half hours after discovering six Kinder Surprise eggs in their car upon returning to the US from a trip to Vancouver. According to Joseph Cummings of Seattle, WA, one of the men detained, a border guard quoted the potential fine as "$2,500 per egg." In 2015, a couple was detained for 4 hours after returning from Vancouver to the United States via personal vehicle after customs discovered the couple was harboring four Kinder Eggs. They were threatened with three options, (1) A $400 per egg fine, (2) Eat the eggs, effectively disposing of them, in front of the officers, or (3) Separating the nonedible toy from the edible chocolate encasing. The couple elected to separate the chocolate from the toys and were released into their own custody. In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) re-issued their import alert stating “The embedded non-nutritive objects in these confectionery products may pose a public health risk as the consumer may unknowingly choke on the object”. Kinder Surprise bears warnings advising the consumer that the toy is "not suitable for children under three years, due to the presence of small parts", and that "adult supervision is recommended". As of 2017 Kinder Joy "eggs", a variant, is being sold in the United States. Instead of a toy being encased in a chocolate egg, it is in an egg-shaped package with the toy and chocolate being separated. Kinder Surprise eggs are still illegal in the USA but remain popular on the black market. Chile In 2016, new food labeling and packaging laws resulted in Chile banning the Kinder Surprise. Belgium In 2022, the Belgian food agency reported about 20 cases of salmonella in Belgium due to contaminated Kinder Surprise eggs. Canada In 2022, Ferrero Canada Ltd. recalled 23 Kinder brand chocolate products in Canada. The recall included Kinder Surprise 100g, and other products containing them. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recall was voluntary. No illnesses