Whole Paycheck...I mean Whole Foods caught lying again...

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Why am I not surprised?

Whole Foods Sued For Having Six Times More Sugar In Yogurt Than Label Claims

The lawsuit alleges that the Texas-based supermarket chain is misleading consumers by listing its 365 Everyday Value Plain Greek Yogurt as having only 2 grams of sugar. Last month, Consumer Reports analyzed six samples of the yogurt and found that the containers had 11.4 grams of sugar, on average.

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/whole-foods-sued-having-six-times-more

[WeAreKochs]

1. Normally no big deal, but...

Normally, I would file this under no big deal. It is widely known, for example, that Chilean Sea Bass is often not actually Chilean Sea Bass:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/20/fish-seafood-fraud-common-oceana-report/1927065/

or that a good percentage of the time Angus beef is not Angus:

http://rense.com/general60/gen.htm

But, given that Whole Foods' entire brand is built around its focus on healthy, organic (also a problematic label), food and they are priced at a clear premium, this could be a problem if mislabeling turns out to be more widespread in their stores.

[yeoman6987]

3. OK

Could it be possible that the individual cup may have gotten a bit more sugar than other cups? I can't imagine that they make yogurt to the individual cup rather they make a huge vat full and put it into individual cups. Also is this a Whole Food item or are they purchased from a vendor? The bigger problem for Whole Foods is that once a little "oops" happens, a whole bunch of "oops'" are found and it makes for a big mess for the company. Perhaps just selling normal items like other grocery stores would be a better option for them. Dannon makes a wonderful yogurt. Perhaps selling that might stop some headaches.

[djean111]

2. It almost sounds like "per serving" got switched with "entire container".

[KurtNYC]

4. "caught lying" ? 12 grams of carbs

The label lists 12 grams of carbs and 18 grams of protein. Doing the math, that is a total of 30 grams at 4 calories per gram = 120 calories, exactly what the label says:

http://media.philly.com/images/600*450/G2NPXYOGU12C.jpg

So basically one number on that label is incorrect and possibly a simple mistake.

Meanwhile, one of your plaintiffs is an aromatherapist and we all know that is based on hard science, not.

http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/News/mehrban.html

[lunasun]

5. The whole 365 brand is overpriced garbage -I would say read the labels

And see all the junk but turns out even the labels are junk. This house brand is not worth it
Can buy same products for less elsewhere.
Of course they carry name brand products with good ingredients &well made but the 365brand is junk IMO