US: General Mills faces lawsuit over fruit snacks "hoax"
By: Dean Best | 18 October 2011
US consumer watchdog The Center for Science in the Public Interest has accused General Mills of an "elaborate hoax" in the way it markets fruit snacks.
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US consumer watchdog The Center for Science in the Public Interest has accused General Mills of an "elaborate hoax" in the way it markets fruit snacks.
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