| Why is that food processing and commerce
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| | diet).The producers of the popular Oreo
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| are not strictly regulated by law so as
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| | cookies, Kraft Foods Inc were sued in
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| to prevent health problems generated by
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| | 2003 by the attorney Stephen Joseph, who
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| an inadequate diet? Unhealthy products
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| | based his accusations on a provision of
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| encourage an unhealthy diet, appealing
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| | the civil code of California saying that
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| the consumer by their availability within
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| | manufacturers are liable for products if
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| reach and the invading advertising. If
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| | the consumer is not advised of the
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| the food producers are controlled by
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| | products' unsafety. He rightfully claimed
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| health officials, then it must be that
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| | that the public was not aware of the high
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| the regulations are too lax in as far as
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| | content of trans-fats in Oreos. He
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| marketed foods are concerned.Everyone
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| | declared that he sued out of concern for
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| knows that, for instance, hydrogenated
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| | the public health and that no money was
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| oils and partially hydrogenated oils are
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| | requested in the lawsuit, which he
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| highly unhealthy. Tons of studies and
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| | finally withdrew, explaining that the
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| informative material have been published,
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| | publicity on this case had made people
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| yet there is a population segment that
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| | aware of the health risks enhanced by the
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| still falls into traps saying that
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| | product. Anyway, if the lawsuit was
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| margarine is a "healthier alternative for
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| | intented as bad publicity for the Oreos,
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| butter, full of vitamins", when in fact
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| | the aim was not reached, as Kraft Foods
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| the trans-fatty acids it contains surpass
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| | Inc will continue to produce Oreos in a
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| the "healthy benefits" it offers. For
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| | trans-fat free version.Another famous
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| this particular case, all foods
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| | case of litigation is the suit from 2002
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| containing hydrogentated oils (if the law
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| | against McDonald's. The lawsuit was filed
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| allows their production, though it
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| | by the lawyer Samuel Hirsch on behalf of
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| shouldn't) should have a health hazard
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| | some obese children. The lawer sustained
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| warning (like those on the cigarette
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| | that the fast food producer mislead the
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| packs), saying something like "This
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| | consumers into believing that the
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| product contains trans-fatty acids that
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| | products were healthy and safe and
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| increase the risk of heart disease".
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| | claimed that the children developed
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| Thus, people would be constantly reminded
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| | health problems such as diabetes, high
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| of the bad effects of such products on
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| | blood pressure and obesity because of
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| health.Generally, when it comes to foods
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| | eating McDonald's products. The suit was
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| and dieting, people should be advised of
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| | dismissed on the grounds that no one is
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| the potential inconvenience that might
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| | forced to eat at McDonald's and that the
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| occur due to some ingredients or the way
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| | law has not the role to moderate
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| the food is prepared.Take for instance
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| | individuals' excesses.A recent date "diet
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| the case of the release of so many diets
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| | trial" is going on in Florida. The suit
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| that are not documented, not officially
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| | was filed by 53-year-old Jody Gorran
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| controlled and approved, promissing great
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| | against Atkins Nutritionals on May 26,
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| things but not being explicit about the
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| | 2004. The plaintiff claims that after
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| great problems they generate. Such as the
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| | going on Atkins diet his cholesterol
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| very popular Atkins, for instance, which
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| | level increased so much that he needed
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| is a real danger to health.I wondered why
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| | angioplasty in order to unblock an
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| such anti-health practices are not
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| | artery. In addition to financial damages,
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| forbidden? Oh, pardon me! Why should I
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| | there is also the request that the
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| wonder? It's obvious: in an ever growing
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| | company warns the public of the potential
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| pragmatic course of events, the
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| | dangers of a diet favoring meats, cheeses
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| industrial interests have overpassed the
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| | and other high-fat proteins by labeling
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| interest for the health of people.At this
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| | their products. The sequel is yet to
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| point, the role of the well-informed
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| | come.Even if some of these lawsuits
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| consumer is decisive for his own health.
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| | started out of reasons beyond
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| And if people are not fully convinced by
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| | humanitarian, (as for instance the chase
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| so many scientific studies, informative
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| | for money from damages that such
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| articles and materials, then they surely
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| | important companies would pay) they have
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| become when finding out of the multitude
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| | a positive result, namely, the publicity
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| of lawsuits against food producers (such
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| | around such cases arises questionning,
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| as Kraft Foods Inc, the producers of Oreo
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| | gives people the idea of doubt, the
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| cookies), fast food chains (McDonald's)
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| | "assumption of guilt".
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| or promoters of diets (such as the Atkins
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