Attack of the Killer Oreos!

[HolyWarrior]

Lawsuit seeks to ban Oreos because of dangerous fats

Kids in California may have to give up their Oreos, if a lawsuit filed by a San Francisco public interest lawyer is successful.

The lawsuit, filed last week in Marin County superior court, seeks a ban on the black and white cookies, arguing the trans fats that make the filling creamy and the cookie crisp are too dangerous for children to eat.

Stephen Joseph filed the suit against Nabisco, the maker of Oreos, in Marin County Superior Court last week after reading articles about the health threat posed by the artificial fat that is contained in most packaged foods but isn't listed with other the nutritional information.

The big difference between this suit and others that have targeted tobacco and McDonald's fast food is that consumers know that tobacco is bad for their health and that McDonald's food contains a lot of fat, Joseph said.

"Trans fat is not the same thing at all. Very few people know about it," he said, explaining that his suit focuses on the fact that trans fats are contained hidden dangers being marketed to children.

Joseph said he targeted Nabisco because as other major snack food sellers reduced the amount of trans fats in their products, Nabisco had not.

For God's sake, PLEASE let there be ONE sane judge in California that can laugh this assclown out of court!

[Cyclotron]

Trans fats are actually quite bad for you. I didn't know about them either until a friend enlightened me.

[Dinner]

The bay area is the epicenter for stupidity and liberalism (but I repeat myself). I wish they'd make these lawyers pay the winners bills once their lawsuits get tossed out.

[Cyclotron]

Originally posted by Oerdin
The bay area is the epicenter for stupidity and liberalism

Hey! Liberalism, yes, studpidity... eh, not really. I prefer to call it righteous ignorance.

[Lorizael]

Why not try to have trans fats listed in the nutrional information, instead of irrationally banning an entire food item from an entire state. Going about it the wrong way...

[Japher]

The bay area is the epicenter for stupidity and liberalism

I concur

Are they going to ban all Oreos???

Yeah, whatever, doesn't surprise me.

[Dis]

well this has more merit than the McDonald's suit as well.

I did not know Oreos were so bad for you. but I don't really eat them, so it is no big deal.

[DRoseDARs]

Mmm...Oreos dipped in milk... *drools*

The only reason I haven't eaten them since 2001-ish is because three batches my mom brought home from the store had "crunchy bits" INSIDE the white filling. And they weren't cookie bits either...

Horrors...

[alva]

never ceases to amaze me

[Tuberski]

"Me either!" Says Tuberski as he eats an Oreo Cream Pie.

ACK!

[JCG]

Great, I've never been fond of Oreos anyways....

[Spiffor]

I didn't know the existence of Oreos before this thread, but before bashing the SF judge, I'd like to know what are the hidden dangers of trans fat.

Don't forget there was a time where the dangers of the cigarette were unknown, and someone would get ridiculed by complaining about tobacco's health hazards.

[GePap]

I though this thread was about Black republicans...

[Cyclotron]

Here is a quote from the American Heart Association. Compared to some things I've read, it seems pretty mild.

In clinical studies, trans fatty acids or hydrogenated fats tend to raise total blood cholesterol levels, but less than more saturated fatty acids. Trans fatty acids also tend to raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol and lower HDL ("good") cholesterol when used instead of cis fatty acids or natural oils. These changes may increase the risk of heart disease. It's not clear if trans fats that occur naturally have the same effect on cholesterol and heart disease as those produced by hydrogenating vegetable oils.

GePap:

[History Guy]

Upon hearing the dangers of eating oreos, I herded my dogs into the shell-proof bunker outside behind the titanium steel doors, and watched and waited. I shuddered just thinking about the horror of the oreos that no doubt lurked somewhere out there, waiting to suck the life out of me with the vile trans fat...

I wait in fear.