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Post by moabiter on Aug 10, 2010 23:47:12 GMT -8
The Dark Side of Vitaminwater August 5, 2010 07:00 AM Now here's something you wouldn't expect. Coca-Cola is being sued by a non-profit public interest group, on the grounds that the company's vitaminwater products make unwarranted health claims. No surprise there. But how do you think the company is defending itself? In a staggering feat of twisted logic, lawyers for Coca-Cola are defending the lawsuit by asserting that "no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking vitaminwater vitaminwater vitaminwater vitaminwater vitaminwater vitaminwater was a healthy beverage." Does this mean that you'd have to be an unreasonable person to think that a product named "vitaminwater," a product that has been heavily and aggressively marketed as a healthy beverage, actually had health benefits? www.huffingtonpost.com/john-robbins/the-dark-side-of-vitaminw_b_669716.htmlit works!
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Post by moabiter on Aug 11, 2010 0:09:04 GMT -8
Cancer cells feed on fructose, study finds updated 8/2/2010 5:58:53 PM ET The American Beverage Association, whose members include Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods have strongly, and successfully, opposed efforts to tax soda. The industry has also argued that sugar is sugar. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38528161/ns/health-cancer/
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Post by moabiter on Aug 11, 2010 0:13:26 GMT -8
Lawsuit Over Vitaminwater Claims to Proceed Published July 26, 2010 The company claims that vitaminwater variously reduces the risk of chronic disease, reduces the risk of eye disease, promotes healthy joints, and supports optimal immune function, and uses health buzz words such as “defense,” “rescue,” “energy” and “endurance” on labels... The judge also rejected Coke’s argument that disclosing sugar content on Nutrition Facts labels eliminates the possibility that consumers may be misled into thinking the product has only water and vitamins, and little or no sugar. Gleeson cited a similar case involving deceptive fruit imagery on packages for Gerber’s Fruit Juice Snacks, which are mostly corn syrup and sugar. That court held that “reasonable consumers should [not] be expected to look beyond misleading representations on the front of the box to discover the truth from the ingredient list in small print on the side of the box.” Vitaminwater has 33 grams of sugar in each 20-oz. bottle. www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/contents/view/25240
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Post by moabiter on Aug 11, 2010 0:25:20 GMT -8
Ingredients: Distilled water, crystalline fructose...
Bottle of Vitaminwater = ~32.5 grams of sugar
Can Coca-Cola Classic = ~39 grams of sugar
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Post by clone on Nov 13, 2010 23:54:24 GMT -8
Jury rejects all of Pom's claims against PepsiCo's Tropicana The Pom Wonderful v. Tropicana Products trial in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles concluded late today when the jury returned a verdict upholding Tropicana's product labeling and rejecting outright all of POM's claims against Tropicana, a division of PepsiCo. Additionally, the jury found that POM, which initiated the litigation, has "unclean hands" and has not been dealing fairly with consumers in its labeling. Following other recent decisions in litigation initiated by POM against other juicemakers, this is the third case in a matter of months where juries or judges have entered judgments against POM. The product in question in this case was Tropicana Pure Juice Pomegranate Blueberry juice drink, which Tropicana had discontinued more than a year ago. Rick Shackelford of the law firm Greenberg Traurig represented Tropicana in this case. :thefly www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php/PEPid1331398/PEP-Jury-rejects-all-of-Poms-claims-against-PepsiCos-Tropicana
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Post by bvo on Dec 15, 2011 10:13:41 GMT -8
Brominated battle: Soda chemical has cloudy health history Patented as a flame retardant for plastics, and banned in food throughout Europe and Japan, a brominated chemical called BVO has been added to sodas for decades in North America. Now some scientists have a renewed interest in this little-known ingredient, found in 10 percent of sodas in the United States. Research on its toxicity dates back to the 1970s, and some experts now urge a reassessment. After a few extreme soda binges – not too far from what many video gamers regularly consume – a few patients have needed medical attention for skin lesions, memory loss and nerve disorders, all symptoms of overexposure to bromine. Other studies suggest that BVO could be building up in human tissues. In mouse studies, big doses caused reproductive and behavioral problems. Dec. 12, 2011 Reports from an industry group helped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration establish in 1977 what it considers a safe limit for BVO in sodas. But some scientists say that limit is based on thin, outdated data, so they insist that the chemical deserves a fresh look. "Aside from these reports, the scientific data is scarce," said Walter Vetter, a food chemist at Germany's University of Hohenheim and author of a recent, but unpublished, study on BVO in European soda imports. Mountain Dew is one of many citrus-flavored sodas that contain brominated vegetable oil, used as an emulsifier. Video game enthusiasts drink large amounts of them. Flame retardant soda?The next time you grab a Mountain Dew, Squirt, Fanta Orange, Sunkist Pineapple, Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange, Powerade Strawberry Lemonade or Fresca Original Citrus, take a look at the drink's ingredients. In Mountain Dew, brominated vegetable oil is listed next-to-last, between disodium EDTA and Yellow 5. These are just a sampling of drinks with BVO listed in their ingredients, which is required by the FDA. The most popular sodas – Coca-Cola and Pepsi – do not contain BVO. www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2011/brominated-battle-in-sodas
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Post by moabiter on Jun 7, 2012 9:08:19 GMT -8
April 27, 2010 Squeezed: The Secrets of the Orange Juice Industry Something called “the flavor pack” is used to return most of the “natural” aroma and taste to the product, Hamilton explains: The flavor is sourced from all parts of oranges everywhere…Typically, the orange oils and essences that juice concentrators collect during evaporation are sold to flavor manufacturers, who then reconfigure these by-products…into ‘flavor packs’ for reintroduction into orange juice.Often, those by-products come from other countries and may contain unknown pesticide residues, but the producers don’t have to disclose that. And as one citrus flavor researcher told Hamilton, replicating nature’s complexity is extremely difficult: “Right now the formula for fresh [orange] flavors is just about as elusive as the formula for Coke.” blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2010/04/squeezed-the-secrets-of-the-orange-juice-industry/
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Post by clone on Jun 23, 2012 22:09:54 GMT -8
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Post by clone on Aug 22, 2012 15:22:00 GMT -8
Lawyers From Suits Against Big Tobacco Target Food Makers - August 18, 2012. A federal judge in California in 2009 dismissed a case against PepsiCo, which accused the company of false advertising because Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries cereal does not contain real berries. He ruled that “a reasonable consumer would not be deceived into believing that the product in the instant case contained a fruit that does not exist.” www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/business/lawyers-of-big-tobacco-lawsuits-take-aim-at-food-industry.htmlCap'n Crunch Berries Cereal Ad from 1988 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu0fNoiyWxYWhat's a little sour? Crunch berries are part of a balanced breakfast.
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Post by Pomegranate Blueberry Blend on Jun 16, 2014 17:49:57 GMT -8
Supreme Court Says Pom Can Sue Coca-Cola Over Juice Label | June 12, 2014, 2:25 PM EDT The Supreme Court has given Pom Wonderful the go-ahead to sue Coca-Cola in a case expected to have significant ramifications for the food and beverage industry, in terms of how foods are named and labeled. Pom sued Coke six years ago, accusing the beverage giant of misleading consumers about its Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry Flavored Blend of Five Juices, which actually consists of 99 percent apple and grape juice. The suit pointed to a number of label characteristics—images, typeface and wording—that Pom said misled consumers about the juice composition. Today, eight Supreme Court judges (Justice Stephen Breyer recused himself from the case) unanimously overturned two lower courts' rulings that the FDA’s approval of the drink should stand, according to Time. www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/supreme-court-pom-can-sue-coca-cola-over-juice-label-158284
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Post by p0megRapEs on Jun 20, 2014 20:46:17 GMT -8
Pom sued Coke six years ago, accusing the beverage giant of misleading consumers about its Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry Flavored Blend of Five Juices, which actually consists of 99 percent apple and grape juice. The suit pointed to a number of label characteristics—images, typeface and wording—that Pom said misled consumers about the juice composition. Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a grape within thy locks. - Song of Solomon 4:3. einron.hubpages.com/hub/godsfruitpomegranatesymbolismIt is said that Solomon designed his coronet based on the grape's "crown" (calyx).
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