Posted on 05/25/2017 9:13:51 AM PDT by NohSpinZone
When it comes to food, it turns out you can sue over just about anything these days.
A California woman is suing the makers of Jelly Belly jelly beans, claiming she was tricked into believing one of the company's candy products was free of sugar.
The plaintiff, Jessica Gomez of San Bernadino County, first brought the case against the candy company earlier this year, blaming "fancy phrasing" for her confusion over the ingredients, according to Legal News Line.
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I am going to sue Poland Springs. Who knew that water was wet?
//sarc
Jelly Belly’s defense: How were they to know her head didn’t contain a brain?
I would be ashamed to admit I was that stupid.
Not only is that water actually wet but it’s not actually from Poland! Sue them!
Sugar. Idiots will sue over everything. Remember the hot coffee lawsuits against McDonalds. Then idiots have sued over peanuts. Pretty soon someone will sue because their food included glutens. Or calories. Or something.
Idiots.
One of my favorite diddies from Seinfeld: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ytykx
Yeah! And the water isn’t from Poland!
Jelly Belly should sue for lawyer and court costs after this is thrown out.
I just happen to have a bag of President Reagan’s favorite candies right here on my desk.
Ingredients are listed on the package, and #1 is SUGAR.
I’m sorry that she can’t read English.
If she wins a big settlement she won’t care.
How is evaporated cane juice (horrible euphemism though it is) not seen as sugar? Maybe she thought it had ALL evaporated and wasn’t there any more.
Man do we have a lot of lawsuits to go over msg, which would make me very sick, and is legally ALLOWED to hide under the words “flavor”, “natural flavorings” etc. I’m ready to find my attorney.
Now, to be fair, the suit is about the fact that one of the products (Sport Beans) does not mention sugar in the label, just evaporated cane juice. Yeah, OK, but any reasonable person would know that cane juice is filled with ... ta da!...sugar! If they marketed this as “sugar free” I can understand the complaint.
I didn’t see any Seinfeld clip at your link, but l would guess it was when everyone was gaining weight from the frozen yogurt?
The woman must be weapons-grade stupid. Sugar is the first ingredient (no surprise).
I remember when these magical jelly beans that had different flavors were only sold in a fancy white cart outside in century city where ex Gov. Reagan had his offices. They were sold by an older flamboyant gay man. I didn’t know what gay was then, but my grandmother walked me all over that area and showed me all the cool stuff.
And I thought the water was polish water. What the heck?
I ate Jelly Bellys at Easter. They were delicious.
I can understand why President Reagan loved them so much.
And unlike this woman, who is trying to win the lawsuit lottery, I knew the Jelly Bellys contained sugar.
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