Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> A couple weeks ago somebody mentioned that their store-bought
> avocado/guacamole dip had little or no avocado in it.
>
> Here's your chance to fatten the wallets of the class-action
> lawyers, while getting a free pint of (50% or more) guacamole.
>
> <http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/guacamole_dip_deceptive_advertising>
>
> Los Angeles consumer attorney Ray E. Gallo is investigating
> alleged fraud in the sale of so-called ¡§guacamole¡¨ that contains
> relatively little, if any, avocado. The makers of these products
> include Dean¡¦s, Marie¡¦s, Herr¡¦s, T. Marzetti¡¦s, and even Kraft.
>
> Avocados are the main ingredient in guacamole. Secondary
> ingredients usually include tomatoes, onions, citrus juice and
> spices. But the so-called guacamole dips in question contain
> little or no avocado. Avocado is the 6th or 7th ingredient in most
> of these dips¡Xmeaning there¡¦s not much in there. Herr¡¦s doesn¡¦t
> list avocado as one of its ingredients, just ¡§avocado powder.¡¨ All
> these dips contain significantly more soybean oil, coconut oil,
> and/or other vegetable oils than they do avocado. Often these oils
> are partially hydrogenated. But these manufacturers still sell
> their dips as "guacamole." Herr¡¦s and T. Marzetti¡¦s even have a
> picture of an avocado on their labels, with the apparent intent to
> mislead consumers to believe their dip is really guacamole.
>
> This is a paid advertisement by the law firm of Gallo &
> Associates. Ray E. Gallo is a graduate of Yale College and the
> UCLA School of Law, and has repeatedly been listed in Martindale
> Hubbell¡¦s Bar Register of Preeminent lawyers.
>
> Register your Guacamole Dip Product Complaint
> If you or someone you know has purchased so-called guacamole dip
> made by Dean¡¦s, Marie¡¦s, Herr¡¦s, T. Marzetti¡¦s or Kraft, you may
> qualify for damages or remedies that may be awarded in a possible
> class action lawsuit. Please click on the link below to submit
> your complaint and we will have a lawyer review your complaint.

Well, I won't get my knickers in a twist about this because
I would love a guacamole without any avocados - I hate avocados!
However, the real crime being perpetrated food-wise is the crabless
crab. It ought to be against the law to advertise something as
"crab whatever" when it is really "FAKE crab whatever". I have to
be sure to ask every time I am tempted to order or buy some "crab
whatever" whether it contains actual real crabmeat or just the
crab-flavored crap that is fairly ubiquitous these days. Anyone
wanna sue?

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?