Burger King Hit With Trans Fat Lawsuit

Yahoo ^ | May 16, 2007

[hophead]

“Bu-bye Crisco.”

Oh my God!!! I must dispose of my can of Crisco asap before the “trans-fat police” come knockin and arrest me for using it with children in the home.

[Just another Joe]

"hoding a gun"???

What? You don't speak Ebonics?
HATE CRIME! LAW SUIT!

I'll settle out of court though. ;^)

[Gabz]

But heaven forbid if you try to light a cigarette in either place.........

[jonrick46]

Here we go with these lawsuit prospectors. Once they get the restaurant industry under their thumbs, they will then come into our kitchens.

Soon the black market food ingredients market will be as thriving as the crack cocaine market. And we can guess who will be working the black market industry. It will be these same lawsuit prospectors who worked themselves out of easy takings.

[N. Theknow]

Should sue them for their lousy fries.

The old fries were much, much better than the batter-dipped cardboard they fry up now.

[READINABLUESTATE]

I am going to eat lunch at BK the rest of the week just to P.O. the food police. Go ahead, try to stop me!

Anyone know where I can get a “I heart trans fat” bumpersticker?

[Tanniker Smith]

What gets me is the people that want to legalize all drugs or just mariajuana who say that trans-fats should be outlawed because they’re killing people.

[Russ]

Should we start a counter class action lawsuit against CSPI? I’m in if you are. Know any good lawyers (is that an oxymoron?) that will work for nothing or all the transfat burgers he can eat?

[Sue Perkick]

Dang right it does!

[reagan_fanatic]

[Sue Perkick]

Sounds like: “I can’t control myself & it’s all your fault!”

And the nanny state will rush to the rescue. I really wish they would mind their own business. I should decide for myself what to eat drink smoke or wear. It’s up to me to educate myself. I don’t need or want my hand held.

[-YYZ-]

I believe that consuming large quantities of trans-fats, as is mostly only possible when consuming foods made with or cooked in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, is bad for you. Having said that, that linkage is not 100% proven and partially hydrogenated oils are still a legal product to use in making or preparing foods. I say let the buyer beware. You’d hardly be consuming large quantities of fast food of any kind, anyway, if you have any real concern for your health. Too much processed starch, salt, empty calories, and fat. OK as an occasional indulgence, but not regularly.

[camofilly]

I’ll join you! Know any good lawyers?

[doodad]

http://www.heartattackgrill.com/ This is close.

I would like to see someone open a restaurant that proudly proclaimed the excessive use of trans-fats, “because it tastes better”.

[gridlock]

Center for Science in the Public Interest = Media Whores

[Teacher317]

All that you need to do to destroy any entity is to win one small court case, then use that victory to expand and grow, until the exception becomes the rule. Fast food is next in line.

[Titan Magroyne]

From article: "The suit charges that Burger King is in violation of the District of Columbia's Consumer Protection Procedures Act by selling foods laden with trans fat and by failing to let consumers know -- an omission that misleads the public assuming the items are safe."

Why wouldn't they be "safe"? Is anybody really so "mislead" as to assume traditional fast food fare as a primary source of nutrition is safe?

As for me, eating out is a rare treat. Be it fast food or a snooty, ambience-laden eatery, I DO insist it be a treat, or I might as well stay home.

[Yo-Yo]

The King to CSPI:

"Bite me."

[Safetgiver]

“because it tastes better”...I ate a McD’s french fries in Philly last week and pret’ near gagged. Different than they used to be.

[TheSpottedOwl]

I’ve got two big tubs of store brand Crisco. Should I be stocking up?

The Nanny goat is loose again...