Can you take kinder Surprise eggs (USA) on a plane?

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Banned in the US because the embedded toy violates FDA rules on non-food objects inside candy; CBP seizes tens of thousands a year and can fine up to USD 2,500 per egg. Kinder Joy (toy separated) is the legal version - classic Kinder Surprise is not.

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