{"id":37013,"date":"2021-11-19T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/kelloggs-sued-for-insufficient-strawberries-in-pop-tarts\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T12:08:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T12:08:00","slug":"kelloggs-sued-for-insufficient-strawberries-in-pop-tarts","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/kelloggs-sued-for-insufficient-strawberries-in-pop-tarts\/","title":{"rendered":"Kellogg\u2019s Sued for Insufficient Strawberries in Pop Tarts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney Anita Harrison recently filed suit on behalf of Illinois consumers to protect them from a dangerous misrepresentation from a major corporation. According to the federal suit, the Kellogg&rsquo;s corporation is guilty of misleading the public regarding Strawberry Pop Tarts. According to Harrison, they do not contain enough actual strawberries.<\/p>\n\n<p>The lawsuit reads, &ldquo;Whether a toaster pastry contains only strawberries or merely some strawberries &hellip; is basic front label information consumers rely on when making quick decisions at the grocery store. Strawberries are the Product&rsquo;s characterizing ingredient &hellip; (consumers) believe they are present in an amount greater than is the case.&quot;<\/p>\n\n<p>According to its label, Strawberry Pop Tarts contain 2% or less of &ldquo;dried strawberries, dried pears, dried apples&rdquo; and &ldquo;red 40.&rdquo; Harris claims that the toaster pastries violate the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, which specifies as unlawful any &ldquo;false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation or the concealment, suppression or omission of any material fact.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">Possible Preaching Angle:<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>God says it is important to hold people and businesses accountable for their claims in the retail world. &ldquo;<\/em><em>The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him&rdquo; (Prov 20:23). This is also true in the spiritual realm where pastors, teachers, and believers are to be honest and accountable (Jam. 3:1; 2 Tim. 2:15, Col. 3:9). <\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tax_ctp_audience":[],"tax_ctp_authors":[],"tax_ctp_categories":[165],"tax_ctp_format":[171],"tax_ctp_illustration_types":[411],"tax_ctp_multimedia":[],"tax_ctp_point_editor":[],"tax_publications":[140],"tax_ctp_tags":[3533,3559,3563,3800,3889,3957,4100,4164,4264,4368,4401,4411,4488,4546,4670,5293,5302],"tax_ctp_topics":[395],"class_list":["post-37013","sermon-illustrations","type-sermon-illustrations","status-publish","hentry","tax_publications-ct-pastors","tax_ctp_tags-business","tax_ctp_tags-character","tax_ctp_tags-cheating","tax_ctp_tags-dishonesty","tax_ctp_tags-ethics","tax_ctp_tags-falsehood","tax_ctp_tags-greed","tax_ctp_tags-honesty","tax_ctp_tags-integrity","tax_ctp_tags-lies","tax_ctp_tags-love-of-money","tax_ctp_tags-lying","tax_ctp_tags-money","tax_ctp_tags-news-that-illustrates","tax_ctp_tags-power","tax_ctp_tags-work","tax_ctp_tags-worldliness"],"acf":{"scripture_references":[{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kellogg\u2019s Sued for Insufficient Strawberries in Pop Tarts - CT Pastors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/kelloggs-sued-for-insufficient-strawberries-in-pop-tarts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kellogg\u2019s Sued for Insufficient Strawberries in Pop Tarts - CT Pastors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Attorney Anita Harrison recently filed suit on behalf of Illinois consumers to protect them from a dangerous misrepresentation from a major corporation. 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