General Mills to Change Fruit Roll-Up Labels Due to Lawsuit
The Center for Science in the Public Interest said in a statement that the Golden Valley-based company can no longer show strawberries on their fruit roll-up labels beginning in 2014.
On Dec. 21, The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) said in press release that because of a class action lawsuit, General Mills will have to rethink the labeling of their strawberry fruit roll-ups. In a complaint filed last fall, California resident Annie Lam said that General Mills misled consumers about “the nutritional and health qualities of its fruit snacks.” The complaint also said that General Mills “made misleading statements that its products were nutritious, healthful to consume, and better than similar fruit snacks.” According to the CSPI statement, General Mills’ Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups are made from pears from concentrate, corn syrup, dried corn syrup, sugar, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, citric acid, …
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