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Via The Consumerist: "Remember last year, when various media outlets reported that the mother of a four-year-old child was suing the makers of Nutella for advertising it as a health food? Everyone thought that this was hilarious, because hey, lady, fat-laden choco-paste ain't a health food. It's time for us all to stop laughing now, because the class-action lawsuit has been settled for about $3 million, $2.5 million of which is going to consumers willing to admit that they can't read a nutrition label...".* Ana Kasparian and Ben Mankiewicz break it down on The Young Turks.
*Read more from Laura Northrup: http://consumerist.com/2012/04/theres-actually-a-settlement-in-nutella-health-food-class-action-lawsuit.html
Warpy
(111,258 posts)for suggesting lazy slobs who can't be arsed to read a label deserve what they get.
However, they should have been jumped on far sooner. We have truth in advertising laws still and making health food claims for a sugar spread should have been prevented.
They needed to use the sugar cereal weasel words, "part of a healthy breakfast."
arikara
(5,562 posts)"A good source of calcium when served with 8 ounces of milk."
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)corn sugar "your body doesn't know the difference"
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)yeah except those who are allergic to corn syrup.
Like telling me the eyes can't tell the difference between CRT TV and LCD.. LCD is always harder on the eyes..
Warpy
(111,258 posts)I know my headaches stopped when I got that first LCD computer screen 14 years ago.
Yeah, I know, there's always got to be one...
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I use it as ice cream topping.
frankroberts
(35 posts)but what isn't?
jillan
(39,451 posts)Too sweet for toast.
Better off giving your kids a pb&j for breakfast - at least that way they would get some nutrition - especially if it's a natural peanut butter.