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== Description == {{multiple image | align = left | image1 = | width1 = 200 | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = | width2 = 157 | alt2 = | caption2 = | footer = Kinder Surprise Eggs inside (left) and outside (right) the package, and an open egg showing the plastic capsule which contains the Happo toy }} Kinder Surprise is a [[milk chocolate]] egg lined with a layer of [[white chocolate]].<ref name="Globe">{{cite news|title=Kinder Surprise|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8365569.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005711/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8365569.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 August 2018|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=11 January 1996|issn=0743-1791|oclc=66652431|url-access=|access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Spyrou">{{cite journal|last1=Spyrou|first1=Constantine|title=Kinder Eggs are coming to America and everyone is rejoicing|journal=Business Insider|date=25 May 2017|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/kinder-eggs-in-us-2017-5|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Walansky|first1=Aly|title=After being banned, Kinder eggs are finally coming to the US|url=https://www.today.com/food/kinder-joy-chocolate-eggs-are-coming-us-t118667|access-date=13 February 2018|date=24 November 2017|work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]}}</ref> Inside each egg is a plastic capsule that contains a small surprise toy, which sometimes requires assembly.<ref name="Avella"/><ref name=Khoo>{{cite news|last1=Khoo|first1=Isabelle|title=Kinder Surprise USA: Why These Eggs Are Banned South of the Border|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/26/kinder-surprise-usa_n_9081286.html|access-date=5 December 2017|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=26 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Horowitz">{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Julia|title=Kinder eggs are coming to U.S. stores next year|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/22/news/kinder-eggs-us/index.html|access-date=5 December 2017|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=22 May 2017}}</ref> The capsule case is colored yellow and sometimes orange, to resemble an egg's [[yolk]].<ref>Yellow shell: * {{cite news|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/kinder-surprise-toy-cases-yellow-12666022|title=This is why Kinder Surprise toy cases are yellow|date=28 February 2017|access-date=6 December 2017|first1=Nicola|last1=Oakley|first2=James|last2=Rodger|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]}} * {{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kinder-surprise-toy-case-colour-yellow_uk_58b53fd0e4b0780bac2cebbe|title=This Is Why the Kinder Surprise Toy Case Is Yellow|work=[[HuffPost]]|first=Brogan|last=Driscoll|date=28 February 2017|access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref><ref>Yellow shell: * {{cite news|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/do-you-know-why-kinder-surprise-toy-cases-are-yellow-lots-of-chocolate-lovers-don-t/story-30168421-detail/story.html|title=Do you know why Kinder Surprise toy cases are yellow? Lots of chocolate lovers don't!|first=Becky|last=Jones|date=4 March 2017|access-date=6 December 2017|work=[[Leicester Mercury]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304213026/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/do-you-know-why-kinder-surprise-toy-cases-are-yellow-lots-of-chocolate-lovers-don-t/story-30168421-detail/story.html|archive-date=4 March 2017|url-status=dead}} * {{cite news|last1=Gross|first1=Samantha J.|title=The reason why Kinder Surprise toy cases are yellow is blowing the minds of chocolate lovers|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foodanddrink/the-reason-why-kinder-surprise-toy-cases-are-yellow-is-cracking-up-chocolate-lovers-a3477686.html|access-date=6 December 2017|work=[[Evening Standard]]|date=28 February 2017}} * {{cite news|last1=Shaw|first1=Neil|title=This is why Kinder Surprise capsules are yellow|url=http://www.devonlive.com/this-is-why-kinder-surprise-capsules-are-yellow/story-30169135-detail/story.html|access-date=6 December 2017|work=[[Tiverton Gazette]]|date=28 February 2017}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The chocolates have foil packaging with warning labels advising parents to avoid giving the eggs to children under three years old and encouraging supervision during consumption.<ref name=Khoo/><ref name="My">{{cite news|last1=My|first1=Sergio|title=Why Are Kinder Surprise Eggs Illegal in the US?|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/why-are-kinder-surprise-eggs-illegal-in-the-usa-10055273.html|access-date=5 December 2017|work=[[The Independent]]|date=21 February 2015|location=London|issn=0951-9467|oclc=185201487}}</ref> Kinder Surprise was originally created with children in mind,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ferrero launches white chocolate Kinder Bueno bar aimed at women.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-176681999.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910193819/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-176681999.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2016|access-date=9 December 2017|work=[[Marketing Week]]|date=13 March 2008|url-access=|issn=0141-9285}}</ref> replicating an Italian Easter family tradition in which adults give children a large chocolate egg with a toy inside.<ref name="Kell">{{cite news|last1=Kell|first1=John|title=Kinder Egg Is Coming to America|url=http://fortune.com/2017/05/22/kinder-egg-usa-debut/|access-date=5 December 2017|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=22 May 2017|issn=0015-8259|location=New York City}}</ref> However, Kinder Surprise toys have become [[collectible]] for adults as well.<ref name=Avella/> Collectors often try to acquire all toys within a themed set. Some even share their egg openings on social media,<ref name="Silver" /> or create their own toys and re-wrap them in Kinder Surprise packaging.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite journal|last=Mosendz|first=Polly|title=Ukrainian Patriots Create a Kinder Egg Surprise|journal=[[Newsweek]]|date=16 February 2015|url=http://www.newsweek.com/ukrainian-patriots-create-kinder-egg-surprise-307255|access-date=8 December 2017|issn=0028-9604}}</ref> More than 100 new toys are distributed each year.<ref name="Silver">{{cite news|last1=Silver|first1=Erin|title=Kinder Surprise 'unwrap videos' on YouTube mesmerize children|url=https://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2015/11/08/kinder-surprise-unwrap-videos-on-youtube-mesmerize-children.html|access-date=6 December 2017|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=8 November 2015|issn=0319-0781|oclc=137342540}}</ref> Around 12,000 different toys had been included within Kinder Surprise as of 2016.<ref name="Sanna">{{cite news|last1=Sanna|first1=Cristiano|title=Addio al papΓ dell'Ovetto Kinder, in tutto il mondo ne sono stati venduti 30 miliardi|url=http://notizie.tiscali.it/cronaca/articoli/ovetto-kinder-inventore-morto/|access-date=18 December 2017|publisher=[[Tiscali]]|date=30 December 2016|language=it}}</ref> According to [[CNNMoney]], Kinder Surprise is most popular in Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom.<ref name=Horowitz/> Michele Ferrero and William Salice have been credited as co-creators of the candy.<ref name=Straits>{{cite news|title=William Salice, creator of Kinder Surprise, dies at 83|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/william-salice-creator-of-kinder-surprise-dies|access-date=6 December 2017|work=[[The Straits Times]]|publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]]|date=30 December 2016|oclc=8572659|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208233235/http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/william-salice-creator-of-kinder-surprise-dies|archive-date=8 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Offord>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kinder-egg-creator-william-salice-dies-aged-83-1598800|title=Kinder Egg creator William Salice dies, aged 83|first=Jen|last=Offord|date=31 December 2016|work=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
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