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Chat => General => Topic started by: chocadmin on August 11, 2008, 09:25:26 pm

Title: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: chocadmin on August 11, 2008, 09:25:26 pm

I love Charlie Brooker (always nice to have someone around who seems constantly angry at the world ;) )
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/11/children.foodanddrink
Sorry it's a long read but it's worth it. In a nutshell Germany want to ban kinder surprise eggs coz they think kids will choke on the toy!!!, Charlie proposes to stop this nonsense once and for all.

Unkinder egg anyone?

Title: Re: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: paulham on August 11, 2008, 09:59:51 pm

Hmmmmm.
I would like to draw your attention to:
http://www.chocolatereview.co.uk/choctalk/index.php?topic=5564.0

It might be true, however.....

German politicians are reportedly planning to ban Kinder Surprise eggs on the grounds that they're a safety hazard.

That for me is the key word here.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/08/germany.foodanddrink

Title: Re: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: paulham on August 11, 2008, 10:06:03 pm

I see they ARE banned in America.
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2008/03/

Title: Re: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: bounty hunter on August 12, 2008, 06:41:54 am

But these have been around since I was a kid. How many chokings have there been? 

Title: Re: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: chocadmin on August 12, 2008, 05:28:27 pm

ur right paulham, I should have written 'some people in Germany would like to ban kinder eggs' :)
Doesn't stop Charlie being funny though ;)

Title: Re: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: paulham on August 12, 2008, 05:44:53 pm

Sorry chocadmin. I just get on my high horse when I see lazy journalism.

It is so bad that the HSE needs to defend itself.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/index.htm

Title: Re: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: smurfboy on August 13, 2008, 01:25:37 pm

Surely the point of Kinder Eggs is that they have a toy inside? If you're dumb enough to eat one whole you deserve to choke.

Title: Re: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: paulham on August 13, 2008, 06:16:55 pm

Now, now. You haven't "thought of the children"

Title: Re: Charlie Brooker vs ban on Kinder Eggs
Post by: netbuddy on September 01, 2008, 12:33:09 am

You have the 'Spethal people' who need protecting from themselves.