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October 26, 2021 at 2:39 pm
Pop-Tart Lawsuit
Quote:A $5m class-action lawsuit has accused Kellogg's of misleading customers about the fruit content of their frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts, claiming they contain few actual strawberries.
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RE: Noteworthy News
October 26, 2021 at 2:58 pm
(October 26, 2021 at 2:39 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Pop-Tart Lawsuit
Quote:A $5m class-action lawsuit has accused Kellogg's of misleading customers about the fruit content of their frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts, claiming they contain few actual strawberries.
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OMG - Anyone who has ever eaten one knows that real fruit is lacking in them. Holy crap.
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RE: Noteworthy News
October 26, 2021 at 3:00 pm
(October 26, 2021 at 2:39 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Pop-Tart Lawsuit
Quote:A $5m class-action lawsuit has accused Kellogg's of misleading customers about the fruit content of their frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts, claiming they contain few actual strawberries.
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I saw that and it made me laugh. Does the box actually say they contain some percentage of strawberries? I suppose they are just looking to make some money but its likely this will get thrown out.
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RE: Noteworthy News
October 26, 2021 at 3:16 pm
I suppose they could also be sued because the packet says they’re topped with ‘rainbow sprinkles’ which do not contain any actual rainbows.
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RE: Noteworthy News
October 26, 2021 at 3:19 pm
They aggressively market the product as being strawberry, and dye the product to fit with that representation - strawberries being higher value than apples and pears..which is what they're made out of. Other manufacturers do the same, and prominently mark their products to reflect that reality - made with natural and artificial sweeteners. The overall effect (it's contended) is that consumers are being defrauded in a fairly blatant way - and other producers are losing business to that product explicitly because of their deceptive practices.
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RE: Noteworthy News
October 26, 2021 at 3:54 pm
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(October 26, 2021 at 3:19 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: They aggressively market the product as being strawberry, and dye the product to fit with that representation - strawberries being higher value than apples and pears..which is what they're made out of. Other manufacturers do the same, and prominently mark their products to reflect that reality - made with natural and artificial sweeteners. The overall effect (it's contended) is that consumers are being defrauded in a fairly blatant way - and other producers are losing business to that product explicitly because of their deceptive practices.
It’s Pop-Tarts, mate. No producers are losing business because of misnamed fruit filling - people who want actual strawberries will purchase them. No one seriously believes that Kellogg’s are a fruit vendor. People don’t buy toaster pastries for the authentic strawberry goodness any more than they buy a McBurger for that real grilled steak experience.
Pop-Tarts are junk food and everybody knows it. Caveat emptor.
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RE: Noteworthy News
October 26, 2021 at 4:04 pm
(October 26, 2021 at 3:54 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It’s Pop-Tarts, mate. No producers are losing business because of misnamed fruit filling - people who want actual strawberries will purchase them. No one seriously believes that Kellogg’s are a fruit vendor. People don’t buy toaster pastries for the authentic strawberry goodness any more than they buy a McBurger for that real grilled steak experiences.
Pop-Tarts are junk food and everybody knows it. Caveat emptor.
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RE: Noteworthy News
October 26, 2021 at 4:33 pm
(October 26, 2021 at 4:04 pm)Spongebob Wrote: (October 26, 2021 at 3:54 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It’s Pop-Tarts, mate. No producers are losing business because of misnamed fruit filling - people who want actual strawberries will purchase them. No one seriously believes that Kellogg’s are a fruit vendor. People don’t buy toaster pastries for the authentic strawberry goodness any more than they buy a McBurger for that real grilled steak experiences.
Pop-Tarts are junk food and everybody knows it. Caveat emptor.
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Stop it! Don't say those things! You're spoiling them for me! I'm not listening!!!
Ya know what's worse? When placing an online order I forgot to check the no substitutions box. We ended up with a box of store brand poptartthingies.
Husband started to eat one and we threw the whole box in the trash.
When the Pop-Tarts brand is a superior product you know the other stuff is bad.
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