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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

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submitted 2 days ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/memes@sopuli.xyz

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[–] wdx@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Europe (at least Germany, primarily in Summer) has that very same kinder joy though?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In the US though you're not allowed to include toys inside the chocolate because "choking risk." We all think it's dumb too but honestly it just seems like we constantly have more important shit to care about, we're not taking to the streets for some chocolate eggs.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Turns out you're wrong, as is so frequently the case with "common knowledge."

The regulation that prevents it is one that precludes inedible material being added to food, aimed at the addition of sawdust or as a tool to smack down companies literally adding gravel dust into food in the Depression.

Of course, now they just call the sawdust cellulose-based fiber addictive.

One might wonder why, exactly, it is so suspiciously many Americans have such misconceptions about food and product safety regulations.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2006/CPSC-Warns-of-Banned-Kinder-Chocolate-Eggs-Containing-Toys-Which-Can-Pose-Choking-Aspiration-Hazards-to-Young-Children

This product is banned for sale in the United States because the toy surprise hidden inside can pose choking and aspiration hazards to children younger than 3 years of age

https://legalclarity.org/kinder-eggs-banned-in-the-u-s-laws-and-import-penalties/

The main concern for safety officials is the risk of choking for young children. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that objects embedded in confectionery can pose a public health risk because a child might unknowingly swallow the item while eating the chocolate. Under the FD&C Act, it is illegal to introduce such adulterated food products into interstate commerce, which prevents them from being sold or distributed within the United States.

So "yes" but also "choking hazard" and "I really don't care that much, they're just chocolate eggs."

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

They just believe whatever credible-sounding explanation fits the criteria and move on. I say "they" its not just an American problem I'm sure its a human thing. If you spend your whole life fact checking everything you hear youll be researching your entire life.