Trial says white reese lie to people

Is white chocolate always a chocolate? Given the presence of cocoa butter in most blends of this confectionery, we are inclined to prefer a "yes" marked with an asterisk. However, a recent clbad action lawsuit raises differences.

At the end of last month, two people filed lawsuits against The Hershey Co. in New York for "deceptive marketing practices, careless misrepresentation, breach of the express and implied warranty, fraud and unjust enrichment," according to the newspaper. Legal Newsline. The complaint contradicts White Reese, the paler equivalent of the popular peanut butter treatment, and is based on the idea that, although the term "white chocolate" is not in the name of the product, The Hershey Co. has "Intentionally failed to correct the" false impressions "of consumers who believe that the candies are covered with white chocolate.

The argument of the lawsuit: "The lack of amending term before or after" white "makes the products misleading because consumers are not able to tell the difference between a white chocolate and cheaper substitutes such as & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; A compound coating or oil-based confectionery applied to a product traditionally badociated with chocolate. "For what it's worth, the Reese website describes the cups as covered with" white cream ".

Take awayThe argument is this: it's incredibly awkward, and it's exactly the kind of lawsuit that makes people around the world feel unhappy about Americans who are in litigation. After all, this is not a McDonald's lawsuit for being scalded by coffee or anything else that seems frivolous but can have real consequences. It's a semantic argument about a chocolate that is barely a chocolate in the first place. And if you are inclined to get upset that your Reese cups are only covered with sugar, as opposed to a more specific type of sugar, we encourage you to go out for a while.

Life is short and ultimately fleeting. There is so much to do without prosecuting a cup of peanut butter.