A lawsuit becasue you were under the impression that fruit roll-ups were good for you? Your a loser. As big a loser as the people that thought smoking ciggerettes werent bad for you before the whole lawsuit fiasco. As big a loser as the person who sued McDonalds for not telling him/her that freshly ordered coffee is HOT before he/she spilled it on him/herself. Play dumb=get rich in our great land

She probobly thought that seeing it had the word “FRUIT” in the title that it was healthy for you. NONE of that stuff is healthy for you!! Anyone with a brain knows that. If I were the judge, I’d throw the case right out of the courtroom! Her lawsuit is almost as bad as Rosanne and Tom Arnold suing the “Slim Fast Corp.” because they said that “Slim Fast” products were too good to stop eating, and they gained a LOT of weight. LOL. Is it the “Slim Fast Corp.’s” fault if the consumer doesn’t have the will-power to stop eating? Gimmie a break!! And with the McDonalds situation, that woman didn’t get the amout of money EVERYONE thought she got. I used to work for them, and found out through mgmt.

This is so dumb,she don’t need to sue just buy your kids something else. I love fruit roll ups,even I know that fruit snacks is not that healty.She gets a big L for Loser.

[sigh.] This is about the consumer’s right to full disclosure. I’m surprised more not “dumb” people haven’t figured that out and supported this particular issue. Much like the Oreo lawsuit, I bet you money that this suit will not end in compensatory damages, but WILL bring the issue into public view. We all deserve to know exactly what’s in our food — so we can take advantage of our freedom to choose what we put in our bodies (or our kids’ bodies). When I eat crap junk-food, I at least want to know exactly what’s in my crap junk-food, so I can make an educated decision.

As far as bringing up the “McDonald’s hot coffee” litigation — do a little research and you’ll find you are omitting some facts that may have changed your mind about this particular incident. I thought it was pretty ridiculous too…until I accidentally came upon a detailed description of the case. In the end, I would’ve sued too.

O yeah, and BTW Fruit snacks are NOT real fruit that you snack on!

Yeah she is stupid, just like all the other people who sue over hot coffee. It irritates me that she is going to get millions of dollars for doing nothing!

Full disclosure is a cop out… frivolous lawsuits are nothing but a drain on the system. Here’s to the I’m-not-responsible-cradle-to-grave nanny state entitlement mentality.

I just love how well spoken Natal Plumb is in the midst of this whole discussion. Kuddos for not giving in to a verbal retaliation. So many good points everyone has brought up. I appreciate hearing all sides.

According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff isn’t just alleging that General Mills fails to disclose the PHO but is also alleging that the company’s marketing of the product is “false and misleading.” Now, as I see it, if this lawsuit has absolutely no merit, then I assume a judge will make that determination and dismiss it. I mean, I’m not an expert on tort litigation, so please correct me if I’m wrong.

I agree that something should be done about the HFCS issue. I have to wonder, how many more people — just from this one article about the lawsuit alone — have had their interest piqued and will take the time to find out more about the whole issue. I’d like to think that just this little exposure (technically, General Mills hasn’t even been served with the lawsuit) will help to educate and hopefully spur people into questioning what’s in our food, how healthy or unhealthy it is, and yes, even how it’s marketed to us.

My intuition is, unfortunately, that many people will oversimplify the issue, laugh about the stupidity or avarice of plaintiffs, and return to burying their heads in cheap, shoddily made products put out by corporations who spend millions and millions marketing to what they perceive as “the lowest common denominator.” I hope I’m wrong. I hope people get pissed. I hope people tell their neighbors and co-workers to get pissed. At least, if enough people get pissed off, there might be some forward momentum made in a positive way.

Positive change doesn’t come about by crucifying people on message boards and then going quietly about our business. It occurs when people look closely at facts and educate themselves. I’m more than satisfied if people take those steps and then come to the conclusion that this type of thing has no merit. What worries me is how often I see people immediately go in for the kill and then walk away from an issue none the wiser.

I apologize for devolving into a rant. :) I just get feisty over certain issues.

P.S. But what would corn farmers do without their government subsidies if we actually took care of the HFCS issue? :) Sorry, I had to throw a little sarcastic humor in somewhere. It’s my nature.

Now, back to our pitchforks and torches…

if it lists the partially hydrogenated oil in the ingredients, i don’t really see how that’s “failing to disclose” it… Do foods have to mention all their ingredients in the ads/marketing now? There’s probably a million other foods with partially hydrogenated oil and other unhealthy ingredients and of course they don’t go around advertising it in big letters… And did they actually say Fruit Rollups are “healthy” or did they just say they’re high in vitamin C, etc.

Why does it take a lawsuit to get a company to stop using partially – hydroginated oil? Why don’t they just voluntarily remove it…..because its cheap. Now who’s more greedy…the lady or the company?

Well I suppose I’ll throw my hat in the ring here… I do appreciate the candor of a few of the posters in here on this topic as I too like to ask questions before I shoot lol. Well I must say that I probably know as much as the next guy about whether the woman citing the case or General Mills is more in the wrong on this one. I do agree that it would be nice that full disclosure of everything that goes into your food be widely known and comprehensive be any and all retail food and agriculture companies. But then again, misleading and attractive labels and information has been the mainstay marketing scheme since the dawn of commerce. For instance: Used car dealerships. lol.

It is sad that these companies have put the proverbial veil over the eyes of their precious consumers to ensure their bottom line; sometimes by nefarious means. But as long as the people don’t die en masse because of a particular food product everything must be hunky dory right? Well I’m not saying that the ingredients in fruit roll-ups are potentially lethal or any other product out there with similar lab-conceived artificial ingredients for that matter. On that note I would have to disagree with the woman’s sudden concern about the contents of that fruit snack. If she was truly concerned about what goes into her food then she would resort to eating only organic foods that she grows herself out of her own garden and/or ranch. But nobody’s got time for that, right? So, in the name of convenience do we pledge our ignorance and hapless dependence on the food industry.

These little incidents are nothing more than a flash in the pan to those kind of conglomerates. To paraphrase an expression of a recently famous bank, these companies figure themselves to be “too big to fail”. They dole out more money making sure that their products are as cheaply made as possible while still being edible with minimal health risks but taste good rather than making wholesome quality products. If something goes wrong where people do get sick, they have lawyers and lobbyists and sad faces that would put Jen Anniston to shame on standby. So I would think that they’re not too concerned about getting sued. After all, what minuscule amount that the plaintiff might end up with is still small beans compared to full amount of the annual tax breaks these big businesses enjoy. But the lady’s settlement would get taxed and that money would float right back up to the same government that backs these conglomerates. Around and around we go, the president of GM still plays golf with the nation’s president at the end of it all and probably have a good laugh about it. They’ll probably be drinking Heineken and using bottles of Sam Adams for target practice.

I know I’ve been rambling on here so I’ll add one last thing. If somebody peed in the vat that churns the fruit roll up mix, would you know? If somebody poured trace amounts of mercury in your favorite soft drink which would lead to health complications later on in life, would you know? If somebody spit in your hamburger/chicken/meatloaf/beef stroganoff….would you know? Moreover, could you prove it? Ignorance is bliss, no?