What’s Behind Your Halloween Haul?
October 27th, 2015
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- Various Mars candy
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Various Mars candyA 2014 class-action lawsuit against Mars Inc. claims that the maker of Snickers and M&Ms misleads consumers on the “inherently unhealthy nature” of its chocolate by understating on the label the amount of calories in the candy.
- SmartCandy
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SmartCandyThese gummy candies push images of fruit and phrases like “real fruit” on product packaging but in many cases contain no real fruit at all, according to the New York State Attorney General, whose office shipped a warning letter to the candy’s marketers in April.
- Welch’s
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Welch’sMuch like SmartCandy, Welch’s advertises its fruit snacks as “made with real fruit.” And much like SmartCandy, some people don’t agree with that claim.
A class-action lawsuit filed in September against the snack’s manufacturer claims the fruit content is little more than “empty-calorie sugar syrup,” which sounds a lot like candy.
- YumEarth Organics Pops
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YumEarth Organics PopsIn April, the FDA warned the company behind YumEarth Organic Pops that advertising the products as “healthful” in connection with the statement “100% Daily Vitamin C” may violate an FDA rule against infusing candy with vitamins.
Also, fruit ingredients are lacking.
- Hershey’s, Mars, Nestle
Find more of our coverage on candy here.
Tags: sugar
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