D.A. Finds Packs Of Granola Bars Hard to Swallow
Lawman Cecil Hicks thinks his bars are too small. That is, his granola bars.
Hicks, Orange County’s District Attorney, filed a lawsuit Friday accusing the Quaker Oats Co. of misrepresenting the size of its Quaker Chewy Granola Bars and Granola Dipps.
According to a Superior Court lawsuit, the company “made untrue or misleading statements” by selling the grainy goodies in packages showing bars “substantially larger than the actual bar found inside the box.”
Attached to the court papers are photographic exhibits showing granola bars that appear to be about an inch tall and about two inches wide. The photos depict the size of the bars as shown on the boxes by the company.
Photos of actual granola bars or reference to their true size were not included as exhibits in the lawsuit.
The complaint seeks fines of at least $5,000, plus a court order barring Quaker Oats from “disseminating the representations” shown on the boxes.
The company could not be reached for comment late Friday.
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