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By ABBY ELLIN
It's difficult to assume that you will find individuals who might confuse Nutella-a gooey, chocolaty spread laden with sugar, palm oil and hazelnuts - having a health food. But apparently that is what Athena Hohenberg, a North Park mother of the 4-year-old daughter, did.
Last Feb, Hohenberg prosecuted Ferrero USA, Corporation., the manufacturers of Nutella, for false advertising. In her own suit, she stated that they "was shocked to understandInch that Nutella "was the following best factor to some bag of chips."
She contended that TV advertisements wrongly marketed Nutella like a healthy breakfast option, while omitting the truth that a couple of tbsps consists of 200 calories, 11 grams of body fat (3.5 grams saturated), and 21 grams of sugar. She searched for a purchase stopping Ferrero from marketing Nutella as "healthy," "balanced diet," and stated her goal ended up being to pursue a category-action suit.
Hohenberg got a variety of flack on her apparent dietary naivet, but she won.
The suit continues to be settled for $3.05 million, $2.5 million that will be divided among customers. Anybody who bought Nutella between Jan. 1, 2008 and February. 3, 2012, (or August. 1, 2009 and Jan. 23, 2012 in California) can file claims.
Not too they'll get wealthy: Customers will get as much as $4 per jar of Nutella they bought throughout the required period of time, having a maximum allowance of $20 per household. But Ferrero also decided to customize the Nutella label and certain marketing claims concerning the product, create new television advertisements and alter the website.
Now customers may take their winnings, buy more Nutella, and know without a doubt they are refusing to eat tofu.
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