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Ben & Jerry’s is temporarily renaming popular “Chubby Hubby” ice cream “Hubby Hubby” beginning today to celebrate the start of legalized gay marriage in its home state of Vermont. “The legalization of marriage for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont is certainly a step in the right direction, and something worth celebrating with peace, love - and plenty of ice cream,” Ben & Jerry’s CEO Walt Freese said in announcing the sugary switch.

Melamine-tainted Lipton milk tea powder recalled in Hong Kong markets (RTTNews) - Lipton milk tea powder was withdrawn Tuesday from Hong Kong markets after traces of melamine were found in its products manufactured in China. Unilever PLC, which owns the Lipton brand, announced the chemical that causes health hazards had been found in its brands of Milk Tea Powder Original and Lipton Milk Tea Powder Gold in internal quality checks. A spokesman for the Hong Kong Center for Food Safety has appealed to the public to stop drinking the tainted products. The center has ordered outlets selling the products to...

For years Life Decisions International (LDI) has kept a close eye on Planned Parenthood, the leading abortion provider in the world. Part of LDI's effort has been to keep an updated list of companies who donate money to the abortionist chain. LDI's "Boycott List", which can be accessed at its website ists companies such as Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Company, Time Warner, Prudential Insurance and Wells Fargo. LDI takes a behind-the-scenes approach to companies which support Planned Parenthood. Before a company is added to The Boycott List, corporate officials are sent information about the abortion provider and what...

Court upholds Quebec's 'white margarine' - Canadian Press Friday, March 18, 2005 OTTAWA (CP) - Quebecers will continue to eat white margarine, at least for now, after the Supreme Court rejected arguments from manufacturer Unilever which opposed provincial restrictions against the sale of yellow margarine. The justices made their decision immediately after hearing from company lawyer Gerald Tremblay for an hour and while refusing to listen to arguments from lawyers for the Quebec government and Quebec Dairy Producers. During a brief oral decision, Justice Louis LeBel rejected all aspects of Unilever's argument. They therefore confirmed the rulings of the Quebec...

Sarah Jessica Parker has been ordered to cover up after her Lux billboard advert offended Israel’s Orthodox Jews. Within 24 hours of the billboard being displayed, a senior rabbi contacted the Israel office of consumer magnates Unilever to threaten a boycott of the company's entire range of products, not just Lux. With this potentially devastating boycott in mind, Unilever decided to appease the rabbis by drawing up new posters that conceal the 39-year-old’s exposed flesh.

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to join us this Saturday afternoon outside Kerry headquarters in D.C. as we call for the release of the videotape of the Kerry campaign's "Heart and Soul of America" Radio City Music Hall fundraiser.Free cans of Slim-Fast will be given way to passersby (not Kerry workers) as our way of saying thanks to Slim-Fast for firing Whoopi Goldberg as their spokesman after her disgraceful performance at the fundraiser.When: Saturday, July 17, 2004 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Where: The sidewalk in front of 901 15th Street,...

Slim-Fast Sheds Whoopi Goldberg After Bush Riff NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comedian Whoopi Goldberg will no longer appear in ads for diet aid maker Slim-Fast following her lewd riff on President Bush's name at a fund-raiser last week, the company said on Wednesday. Florida-based Slim-Fast said it was "disappointed" in Goldberg's remarks at last Thursday's $7.5 million star-studded fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York. "Ads featuring Ms. Goldberg will no longer be on the air," Slim-Fast General Manager Terry Olson said in a statement, adding that the company regrets that Goldberg's remarks offended some customers. Republicans have...

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I just received a phone call from a Slimfast rep. She said Unilever is referring all correspondence about Whoopi/Slimfast to them and they are then forwarding everything to the marketing dept. The marketing dept is deciding what to do but she wanted to let me know that they weren't ignoring my concerns. She added that she was appalled by Whoopi's "comedy" as well. While I thought they would eventually respond with a form letter and some coupons, I am stunned that they responded so quickly and it sounds like they're serious. I'm hopeful.

Whoopi Goldberg is a spokesperson for Slimfast- which, along with Birdseye, Lipton, Iglo, Hellman’s, Bertolli, Healthy Heart, Knorr, Family Brand, Findus is owned by Unilever. Let Unilever know how you feel about Ms. Goldbeg's actions. Click here to contact Unilever Remember- be polite!