No fruit in kids's fruit candies? General Mills sued on deception
source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/no-fruit-in-fruit-by-the-foot-general-mills...
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There’s not much fruit in General Mills snacks such as Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit by the Foot and Fruit Gushers, alleges a new suit against the giant food company.
Instead, the candies are stuffed with sugars, artificial additives and dyes, according to a complaint filed Friday in federal court in California. The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, filing on behalf of Northern California mother Annie Lam, claims that the products give a misleading impression of being healthy by professing to be low in calories, fat and gluten.
The Washington, D.C. organization said that labels calling the snacks “naturally flavored” or “made with real fruit” violate laws governing deceptive advertising and fraudulent business practices.
While Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups contain no strawberries, according to the group, the complaint alleges that the product’s contents include pears from concentrate, corn syrup and other components such as acetylated monoglycerides, malic acid and a dye called Red 40.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/no-fruit-in-fruit-by-the-foot-g...
Instead, the candies are stuffed with sugars, artificial additives and dyes, according to a complaint filed Friday in federal court in California. The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, filing on behalf of Northern California mother Annie Lam, claims that the products give a misleading impression of being healthy by professing to be low in calories, fat and gluten.
The Washington, D.C. organization said that labels calling the snacks “naturally flavored” or “made with real fruit” violate laws governing deceptive advertising and fraudulent business practices.
While Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups contain no strawberries, according to the group, the complaint alleges that the product’s contents include pears from concentrate, corn syrup and other components such as acetylated monoglycerides, malic acid and a dye called Red 40.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/no-fruit-in-fruit-by-the-foot-g...
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Now if they can just go after the fake sugar cereals and other "convenience" foods with "natural" flavors--chemicals from a factory in New Jersey--we might make some progress with human health and kid's nutrition.
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