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Kinder is a great example actually on how a company adjusted their product. Now I believe in all markets (even beyond USA) the product is safer and less dangero

by kerng 8y ago

Kinder is a great example actually on how a company adjusted their product. Now I believe in all markets (even beyond USA) the product is safer and less dangerous for kids to get injured.

fcbrooklyn 8y ago
Actually, I'm pretty sure they still stick the toys inside the eggs everywhere except the US. Perhaps a European can correct me on this assumption. EDIT: Turns out the US-style kinder eggs are indeed available outside the US.
- Some_Degenerate 8y ago
  I've seen this variety sold in Poland https://www.candywarehouse.com/assets/item/regular/kinder-joy-chocolate-eggs-130466-im2.jpg https://www.candywarehouse.com/assets/item/regular/kinder-jo... But I'm not sure it's typical.
  - kerng 8y ago
    Yeah. That's the US version also, not sure how common it is outside US.
- mast 8y ago
  In Canada they definitely still put toys in the eggs. http://www.ferrero.ca/our-brands/kinder-surprise/moments-of-joy http://www.ferrero.ca/our-brands/kinder-surprise/moments-of-...
  - kerng 8y ago
    http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/ http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/ Toy is also in US version but different design
    - lstamour 8y ago
      I’m in Canada and can confirm that the toy-in-the-egg version was always sold here. As far as I know, this hasn’t changed. E.g. http://www.canada.com/life/Kinder+Surprises+Banned/2353187/story.html http://www.canada.com/life/Kinder+Surprises+Banned/2353187/s...
- kerng 8y ago
  Looks like this now http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/ http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/ I have seen this outside of US also (pretty sure it was doing a Europe trip)
  - riffraff 8y ago
    it's just a different product, which shares almost nothing with the original, and is simply sold besides it outside the US.
- Sylos 8y ago
  They marketed it as a new thing beside the original here in Germany. Most people seem to prefer the original, though. They lost a lot of charm by going from toy+edible+tinfoil to plastic+toy+plastic+edible+plastic spoon+plastic.
  - dspig 8y ago
    The new one is even more sweet and rich than the eggs (more like a dessert than a snack) and harder to eat for a young child, so not surprising.
- youngtaff 8y ago
  Yup, Kinder Eggs have toys inside in the UK
qz3 8y ago
Is safety a real concern here? I would have never viewed Kinder Eggs as dangerous in any way. I haven't found a single case of a child getting hurt in Germany. Only news reports about them being unhealthy (big surprise).
Sylos 8y ago
I really don't think, it got safer. It takes some special talent, even as an adult, to take such a big bite off of a classic Kinder egg that you'd have any chance of accidentally swallowing the plastic capsule or somehow else hurting yourself on it. And with the new egg, I'd be concerned that my kids swallowed that plastic spoon. Like, that's something they actively have to put into their mouth and it's not as interesting as the toy for them to be motivated to not swallow it. It's also small enough for them to realistically pull this off.

by kerng 8y ago

Kinder is a great example actually on how a company adjusted their product. Now I believe in all markets (even beyond USA) the product is safer and less dangerous for kids to get injured.

fcbrooklyn 8y ago

Actually, I'm pretty sure they still stick the toys inside the eggs everywhere except the US. Perhaps a European can correct me on this assumption. EDIT: Turns out the US-style kinder eggs are indeed available outside the US.

Some_Degenerate 8y ago
I've seen this variety sold in Poland https://www.candywarehouse.com/assets/item/regular/kinder-joy-chocolate-eggs-130466-im2.jpg https://www.candywarehouse.com/assets/item/regular/kinder-jo... But I'm not sure it's typical.
- kerng 8y ago
  Yeah. That's the US version also, not sure how common it is outside US.
mast 8y ago
In Canada they definitely still put toys in the eggs. http://www.ferrero.ca/our-brands/kinder-surprise/moments-of-joy http://www.ferrero.ca/our-brands/kinder-surprise/moments-of-...
- kerng 8y ago
  http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/ http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/ Toy is also in US version but different design
  - lstamour 8y ago
    I’m in Canada and can confirm that the toy-in-the-egg version was always sold here. As far as I know, this hasn’t changed. E.g. http://www.canada.com/life/Kinder+Surprises+Banned/2353187/story.html http://www.canada.com/life/Kinder+Surprises+Banned/2353187/s...
kerng 8y ago
Looks like this now http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/ http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/ I have seen this outside of US also (pretty sure it was doing a Europe trip)
- riffraff 8y ago
  it's just a different product, which shares almost nothing with the original, and is simply sold besides it outside the US.
Sylos 8y ago
They marketed it as a new thing beside the original here in Germany. Most people seem to prefer the original, though. They lost a lot of charm by going from toy+edible+tinfoil to plastic+toy+plastic+edible+plastic spoon+plastic.
- dspig 8y ago
  The new one is even more sweet and rich than the eggs (more like a dessert than a snack) and harder to eat for a young child, so not surprising.
youngtaff 8y ago
Yup, Kinder Eggs have toys inside in the UK

qz3 8y ago

Is safety a real concern here? I would have never viewed Kinder Eggs as dangerous in any way. I haven't found a single case of a child getting hurt in Germany. Only news reports about them being unhealthy (big surprise).

Sylos 8y ago

I really don't think, it got safer. It takes some special talent, even as an adult, to take such a big bite off of a classic Kinder egg that you'd have any chance of accidentally swallowing the plastic capsule or somehow else hurting yourself on it. And with the new egg, I'd be concerned that my kids swallowed that plastic spoon. Like, that's something they actively have to put into their mouth and it's not as interesting as the toy for them to be motivated to not swallow it. It's also small enough for them to realistically pull this off.