Kinder Surprise (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kinder Surprise (in the original Italian, Kinder Sorpresa), also known as a Kinder Egg (Kinder being the German word for "Children," as found in the loanword "kindergarten"), is a confection manufactured by Italian company Ferrero. Originally intended for children, it has the form of a chocolate egg containing a small toy, often requiring assembly. These eggs are banned in the USA due to a law prohibiting "non-nutritive items" in food. Kinder Surprise originated in 1972. The toys are designed by both inside designers and external freelancers (for example the French artist Andre Roche based in Munich) and manufactured by many companies worldwide, such as Produzioni Editoriali Aprile, a small company based in Turin, Italy, run and founded by two brothers, Ruggero and Valerio Aprile.