This is why Girl Scout Cookies are Very Bad for you. The next time one of those green-clad merchants of Death come knocking on your door, politely tell them that thier cookies contain the leading cause of the leading fatality related illness in the United States.
A "public-interest" lawyer in good ole Californicate is suing Nabisco, makers of Oreos (and sister company to the Joe Camel), for putting Trans Fatty Acids in Oreos, but not disclosing that info. This is a test case, effectively trying to get the courts to force Food peddlers to do what the FDA has asked them to: List Trans Fatty Acid content on the packaging.
The FDA, according the article, estimaes that up to 17,000 cases of Heart Disease could be prevented simply by INFORMING consumers about the contents. Of course, considering most of our food is packaged by companies owned by Tobacco companies, disclosure of harmful yet addictive substances is not something we expect any time soon.
Posted by danisaacs at May 12, 2003 10:41 PM | TrackBack