Kellogg's Done Capitalizing Off Swine Fear

cocoaswine1109.jpg After giving the impression that Snap, Crackle & Pop could save your kids from swine flu, Kellogg is reportedly "discontinuing the packaging of its Cocoa Krispies cereals that claim to boost children’s immunity." NYU's Professor Nestle said that the company had no choice, “They had to. [It's] too embarrassing and [it faced] too much risk of setting off the FDA." Which leaves onions to capitalize off the H1N1 epidemic.

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Learning from the successful tactics of Republicans!
Life in a Punchline + Fear!

love that the comment comes from one professor nestle (é?).

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