What great truths of human belief have been destroyed in the course of history? That the sun revolves around the earth? That you can’t actually catch a cold by getting cold? That Twinkies don’t really have a half life of 75 years? Well, brace yourselves for another one. According to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, Fruit Roll Ups aren’t really good for you.

Yes, the great truth of whether or not the delicious fruit (if it is actually fruit) filled treat is a healthy and nutritious snack will be litigated in open court. According to Reuters, plaintiff Payton McClure, a “life-long consumer” of General Mills products, including the soon to be despised Roll-Ups, is devastated to find that claims by producer General Mills that the Roll Ups are healthy for you to eat are “false and misleading.” Not just that, the Roll Ups contain partially hydrogenated oil. According to the Mayo Clinic, that stuff is really, quite bad for you.

General Mills, source of such other trusted products and brand names as Cheerios, Wheaties, Pillsbury, Green Giant and Häagen-Dazs has not commented on the lawsuit. “To our knowledge, this suit has not been served,” General Mills spokeswoman Kirstie Foster told Reuters. What next, will someone sue because Häagen-Dazs turns out not to be Swedish? Or Danish. Or whatever it was supposed to be when they made up the name.

Perhaps the Romans had the right idea when they proclaimed caveat emptor, let the buyer beware. In other words, read the package, people. Or, maybe they had it wrong. After all, they were a bit mixed up about the solar system too.

Related Resources:

  • General Mills sued on Fruit Roll-Ups health claims (Reuters)
  • Fruit Roll-Ups NOT Nutritious, Lawsuit Alleges (Gothamist)
  • Legal Dictionary: Consumer Law (FindLaw)
  • What is false advertising? (FindLaw)

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