Monday, February 20, 2006

Welcome to another episode of Frivoulous Lawsuits starring the Centre for Science in the Public Interest

I can't believe this.

Remember the "McDonald's made me fat" lawsuit filed by two portly teens in 2003? Nine in 10 Americans surveyed at the time thought it should be tossed out of court. But guess what? The litigation is still alive.

Now the food police (led by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, based in Washington) are headed back to court. As early as this week, they plan to sue cereal-maker Kellogg and Viacom, owner of children's cable network Nickelodeon, for "deceptive, unscrupulous junk-food marketing" to children younger than 8.

The lawsuit, to be filed in Massachusetts, alleges that cereal company and TV executives are conspiring with Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and their cartoon pals to make your kids fat. CSPI contends that the ads promote obesity, diabetes, heart disease and tooth decay.


I hope the judge throws this case out immediately.

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