When I first read about this, I was certain that I was reading a sly parody from "The Onion" or some other satirical publication. But then I found that the jokers behind this are deadly serious about it. In other words, General Mills has decided to promote itself to General LeMay and bomb the Constitution and your rights as an American to little super-sugarsaturated bits.
General Mills has granted itself a license to break the law. The owner of grocery staples including Trix, Cheerios, Betty Crocker, and Pillsbury, has quietly updated its terms of service to include a forced arbitration clause that eliminates its customers’ rights.
This means if you get salmonella poisoning from your Cinnamon Toast Crunch, you will not be able to hold General Mills accountable in court, and if you are cut by Old El Paso salsa that contains chunks of glass, your access to justice is denied. And yes, these were real things that happened last year!
Forced arbitration clauses allow corporations like General Mills to kick customers out of court and funnel them into an un-American dispute mill that is rigged, secretive and final -- and that denies you ANY ability to appeal, no matter how abusive the process.
If General Mills is not accountable, their customers are not safe.
Take action now! Write to Congress to urge them to protect their constituents from the abusive practice of forced arbitration!
And because we aim to help consumers around here, here's a helpful list of products you will want to avoid if you value your Constitutional rights as an American:
General Mills has granted itself a license to break the law. The owner of grocery staples including Trix, Cheerios, Betty Crocker, and Pillsbury, has quietly updated its terms of service to include a forced arbitration clause that eliminates its customers’ rights.
This means if you get salmonella poisoning from your Cinnamon Toast Crunch, you will not be able to hold General Mills accountable in court, and if you are cut by Old El Paso salsa that contains chunks of glass, your access to justice is denied. And yes, these were real things that happened last year!
Forced arbitration clauses allow corporations like General Mills to kick customers out of court and funnel them into an un-American dispute mill that is rigged, secretive and final -- and that denies you ANY ability to appeal, no matter how abusive the process.
If General Mills is not accountable, their customers are not safe.
Take action now! Write to Congress to urge them to protect their constituents from the abusive practice of forced arbitration!
And because we aim to help consumers around here, here's a helpful list of products you will want to avoid if you value your Constitutional rights as an American:
- Betty Crocker
- Good Earth
- Muir Glen
- Big G Cereals
- Green Giant
- Nature Valley
- Bisquick
- Haagen-Dazs
- Old El Paso
- Bugles
- Hamburger Helper
- Pillsbury
- Cascadian Farm
- Jus-Rol
- Pillsbury Atta
- Cheerios
- Kix
- Progresso
- Chex
- Knack & Back
- Total
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- La Saltena
- Totino's/Jeno's
- Diablitos Underwood
- Larabar
- Trix
- Fiber One
- Latina
- V. Pearl
- Food Should Taste Good
- Liberte
- Wanchai Ferry
- Frescarini
- Lucky Charms
- Wheaties
- Fruit Snacks
- Macaroni Grill
- Yoplait
- Gardetto's
- Monsters
- Yoplait France
- Gold Medal
- Mountain High
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