Starbucks targeted over high-fat products
June 16 / 4PM
Starbucks targeted over high-fat products (via Reuters.com):
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp. may be next on the target list of a consumer-health group that this week sued the operator of the KFC fried chicken restaurant chain for frying foods in oils high in harmful trans fat.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest said it is planning to campaign against the global cafe chain because of the increased risk of obesity, heart disease and cancer associated with high-calorie, high-fat products it sells.
And the possibility of legal action against Starbucks, similar to the case it is taking against KFC owner Yum Brands Inc., has not been ruled out ...
This Oprah-ficiation ... this nancy-fication ... this "no one is responsible for their own actions anymore" bullshit has to stop. These kinds of lawsuits are ruining our country. I can't help but wonder what folks in foreign countries around the world think of us when they read such headlines. It's pathetic.
"Customers can ask for nutrition information, but when you're talking about a transparent business in a busy world, that's not enough," union organizer and Starbucks "barista" staff member Daniel Gross said in an interview.
You know what enough is? It's whatever Starbucks decides. Because Starbucks is a private business that can tell their customers and employees as much or as little about their products as they like. And if their customers don't like it, they can go screw. So far as I've heard, Starbucks isn't breaking any laws. They're not positing their 8000 calorie Frappucinos as health food. If you're stupid enough to be sucking down a whip cream-laden ice cream shake at 7:30 in the morning, that's your problem. Are people that reckless with their own bodies that they can't be bothered to find out what they're actually ingesting? Of course they are. Don't blame your recklessness and lack of health savvy on Corporation X's irresistible marketing tactics. Grow a backbone and a brain and take some f'n responsibility.
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