A lawsuit (in California, natch) seeks to prevent Nabisco from selling Oreos to minors. That’s because it’s full of partially hydrogenated oil (trans fat), which is known to be particularly dangerous.
But, jeez — does anyone out there think that Oreos are good for you? Or that they’re even health-neutral?
If trans fat is really dangerous, then petition (or sue) the FDA or the Dept of Agriculture to ban it. Don’t take this sort of back-door approach to the whole thing.
Or try to educate the public. Though, ironically, that might make the product lawsuit-safe, since the California law under which it’s filed exempts ingredients generally known to be dangerous, and (the filer claims) most people don’t know about the dangers of trans fat.
Feh.
(via BoingBoing)
Interestingly, the CA state Senate yesterday voted to ban ephedra-based products, something the FDA has seen dragging its feet on (food additive, my ass). Where it goes from here remains to be seen.
The oreo suit has been withdrawn. Apparently, everybody is now aware of how dangerous oreos are, so the lawsuit no longer has substance (if it ever did).