Posted on 04/27/2012 6:27:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Marketing Nutella as “healthy” was deceptive, woman claimed
A San Diego woman who claimed Nutella deceived consumers by marketing their product as “healthy” won a class-action lawsuit on Friday.
Athena Hohenberg filed the lawsuit against Ferrero USA, Inc. – the makers of the chocolaty hazelnut spread – last February.
Hohenberg said she learned through the grapevine what ingredients where actually in Nutella. She was surprised that the nutritional value in the spread "was the next best thing to a candy bar," read her complaint.
At the time, Hohenberg was serving the spread to her four-year-old daughter, and didn't realize the product contained about 70 percent saturated fat and processed sugar by weight.
Advertising deceptively showed a mother feeding the spread over fruit and bread to "happy, healthy children." Ferrero USA, Inc. settled for $3.05 million in the California Southern District Court. The money will be distributed to people who purchased Nutella in California between August 1, 2009 and January 23, 2012 – or in any other state between January 1, 2008 and February 3, 2012. The iconic Nutella jar will look a little different after this settlement. Nutella can no longer call itself "An example of a tasty yet balanced breakfast," as it has on its back panel for years.
Ugh, have you TASTED the stuff? Nutella is vile. Really, really vile.
It’s for loser third-world countries like Germany and France that don’t have Cocoa Puffs.
So there.
Where's my money!!!???
Why are the courts subsidizing stupid people?
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