A private citizen could have campaigned to get the commercial changed.

Look at the script. Is this deceptive? People are imputing and projecting. Why don't we sue Coke for Things Go Better With Coke. I've been drinking Coke my whole life based on that ad, and things are not going well!

http://consumerist.com/2012/04/theres-actually-a-settlement-in-nutella-health-food-class-action-lawsuit.html

[DOG BARKING, BOY YELLING]: Mom! [MOM]: Breakfast? In this house? In the morning, I can use all the help I can get. That's why I love Nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole wheat waffles. It's a quick and easy way to give my family a breakfast they'll want to eat. And Nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients like hazelnuts, skim milk, and a hint of cocoa. They love the taste, and I feel good that they're ready to tackle the day. Nutella—breakfast never tasted this good.

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Anonymous wrote:Crepes, on baguette or Italian breakfast roll, in my coffee, on toast, on saltines, on a banana, on strawberries, on ice cream, with milk (warm or cold), in a peanut butter and nutella sandwich, PLAIN!

I get the point, but why sue for money? Sue to make them change their advertising and then, if they don't, sue for money.

That said, those ads are so European. I don't take them seriously.

The simple answer to your question is that a private citizen can't sue to have the label changed. They might drop a suit in exchange for non-monetary compensation but they have to sue for damages.

Thank you for this clarification!

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they meant that everything else besides the Nutella was healthy.

Seriously - that's how I interpreted the commercial. I mean, come on, as has been pointed out, it's spreadable chocolate. A part of your healthy breakfast ... the part that makes it just a tad bit less healthy ...

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Anonymous wrote:It's spreadable chocolate. 'nuff said.

That said, my DD eats it many mornings on wheat toast, with a side of yogurt and/or fruit.

Are you serious? For breakfast?

I'm really sort of shocked, even after enjoying this thread so much. What in the world would make you let your child slather chocolate (and hazelnut) spread on her breakfast?

Maybe I should stop making fun of the lawsuit and actually start worrying about advertising.

Would you let your child eat Ben & Jerry's ice cream every morning - with a side of yogurt or fruit?????

Such a neurotic mess you are!

As an Italian, I grew up with Nutella. In fact, we were eating it WAY before it became popular!

I am not fat. I have no serious conditions. My daughter loves Nutella. So I sometimes add it to her lunch b/c her classmates do not suffer from nut allergies.

You really need a life, Shocked PP. First PP also gives her child yogurt and fruit. Do you honestly think a bit of Nutella is going to kill her child?

Brava!

To everyone else, are Cocoa Puffs any better? Fruit Loops? Maybe you don't feed those, but there is plenty we call "healthy" or is part of a traditional American breakfast that is not healthy either.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Personally, I think this is NUTS -- no pun intended. I cannot believe this woman didn't read the ingredients. Customers will get something like $20 apiece, per the press reports I've read. And the lawyers? Argh!

The issue is not that she can't read. She read the marketing, determined that it is full of lies, and was willing to sue. She's acting as a watchdog, holding a manufacturer accountable. We should be happy about that.

Huh? Since when is spreadable chocolate healthy?

On another note, companies are feeding us bullshit advertisements all day long.....

Yes and we should put a stop to it. Good for her. Lying shouldn't be tolerated. The product claims to be made of "hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa". If you haven't tried it you might believe it and buy it.

What is it really made of?

hazelnuts, skim milk, a hint of cocoa, some more cocoa, a butt-load of sugar, lots of palm oil, and some chemically stuff that isn't even food. Oh, and vanilla.

Maybe they meant that everything else besides the Nutella was healthy.

I love Nutella and was going to add my criticism to the lawsuit, but one of the pp's who brought up the commercial reminded me that, yes the company was essentially providing false advertisement. Nutella is NOT healthy, so why were they saying it should be part of a healthy breakfast?

Guess Kobe doesn't mind he lost this sponsorship.

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Anonymous wrote:PP whose kids had a "healthy" breakfast of nutella spread on poptarts is plain stupid. Poptarts at all does not constitute a healthy breakfast.

Second, if you taste nutella, how can you not feel the sugar just moving through your mouth? Because its european, it must be healthy?

Everyone who files a claim must pay the world back one doll hair.

Here's my doll hair, re re.

My little broham cut off all dee doll hairs.

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Anonymous wrote:It's spreadable chocolate. 'nuff said.

That said, my DD eats it many mornings on wheat toast, with a side of yogurt and/or fruit.

Are you serious? For breakfast?

I'm really sort of shocked, even after enjoying this thread so much. What in the world would make you let your child slather chocolate (and hazelnut) spread on her breakfast?

Maybe I should stop making fun of the lawsuit and actually start worrying about advertising.

Would you let your child eat Ben & Jerry's ice cream every morning - with a side of yogurt or fruit?????

Such a neurotic mess you are!

As an Italian, I grew up with Nutella. In fact, we were eating it WAY before it became popular!

I am not fat. I have no serious conditions. My daughter loves Nutella. So I sometimes add it to her lunch b/c her classmates do not suffer from nut allergies.

You really need a life, Shocked PP. First PP also gives her child yogurt and fruit. Do you honestly think a bit of Nutella is going to kill her child?

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Anonymous wrote:It's spreadable chocolate. 'nuff said.

That said, my DD eats it many mornings on wheat toast, with a side of yogurt and/or fruit.

Are you serious? For breakfast?

I'm really sort of shocked, even after enjoying this thread so much. What in the world would make you let your child slather chocolate (and hazelnut) spread on her breakfast?

Maybe I should stop making fun of the lawsuit and actually start worrying about advertising.

Would you let your child eat Ben & Jerry's ice cream every morning - with a side of yogurt or fruit?????

What do you put on your child's toast?

Make not made. Sorry

In Frankfurt there is a "Nutelleria" restaurant where absolutely everything they made has copious amounts of nutella. It is heaven!!!
Everyone in my family is addicted to the stuff and like the pp said it is not any worse than maple syrup and butter on your pancakes.

I let my kids eat maple syrup or jam every single day -- those are just basically sugar, too.

What's wrong with that?

Anonymous wrote:litigate litigate litigate!

Class action suits: the lawyer full employment strategy!