Things banned in the U.S., from candy to cheese

In the U.S., some widely known food and consumer products are restricted—or effectively banned—over technical legal rules that don’t necessarily imply they’re inherently dangerous. The article explains that bans can be federal, state-specific, or limited to interstate commerce, creating a patchwork where items illegal in one state may be sold in another, and where products can be legal to make and sell within a state but blocked from crossing state lines. It also highlights that some “bans” aren’t full prohibitions—for example, Congress stopped funding inspections needed for commercial horse slaughter. One noted case is Kinder Surprise eggs, barred under the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.