Mom Sues Because Fruit Roll-Ups Are “Not Healthy”
A mother is suing General Mills, the makers of Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the Foot because…gasp…they aren’t actually just as good for you as fruit.
In the class action filed Tuesday in Manhattan Federal Court, Payton McClure says the company lies when it says the rollups, along with Fruit by the Foot and Fruit Gushers, are naturally flavored, low fat, and “a good source of Vitamin C.” Court papers say General Mills failed to note on packaging that it uses partially hydrogenated oil in the snacks, which the lawsuit says is “dangerous” and “unhealthy.”
These are the kind of stories that rock my world. Shake me to the core. Make me question if I’ll be able to make it as a parent. I mean, if the big bad food companies can trick someone as sharp as Ms. McClure into believing brightly-colored, paper-thin pieces of “fruit” stuck to plastic that sit on store shelves for years are nutritious for her children what hope do I have?
Scariest part? Class action suit. She has an army of idiocy.
Wait. This just in. Breaking news. Lucky Charms not actually lucky. More as this develops.
Fruit Roll-Ups maker General Mills slammed with lawsuit, saying popular snack is ‘unhealthy’ [NY Daily News]
