Comments on: Greenwashing: Frito Lay

By: Simon@Sell Junk Cars

Simon@Sell Junk Cars — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:20:02 +0000

It’s very sad that companies are taking advantage of people wanting to eat healthy. Stacie, i completely agree with you. They should focus on their real benefits and not on how to mislead the people.

By: stacie@Green Houses

stacie@Green Houses — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:03:07 +0000

Interesting article. All you can ask for is honesty, from any company. If they’re not particularly green, they need to not pretend like they are. If the products aren’t healthy, focus on the taste instead and advise people to eat the food in moderation. They should never hide what they’re all about.

By: Trans Fat Attack

Trans Fat Attack — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:13:16 +0000

All these foods claim 0g of trans fat but indeed you can still find partially hydrogenated oils in the ingredients list. They are allowed to list 0g for anything under 0.5g. So if you eat two servings of 0.49g you just ate a gram of trans fat without knowing it. More clever marketing with the help of the government. Yes, this includes Frito Lays products. Most of the items with trans fats are Cheese based. Cheetohs, Nacho Cheese Doritos, etc.

By: ericmsteen

ericmsteen — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:33:44 +0000

Hey, thanks for the note. I was a little unsure myself about posting this one but in the end decided that I would consider it greenwashing because I think “going green” could definitely entail having so-called natural ingredients. Throwing around the world “natural” as if the product is healthy, they may as well be throwing around the word “green.” Also I included a little information about their website which bombards the viewer with all the information about how they are cutting back in the amount of water they are using and stuff like that, so that you can feel good about buying their product. I think it works as greenwashing.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:14:53 +0000

No offense, but I think you’ve gotten a little off track here. I see your point about the misleading health claims of the ingredients, but \healthy eating habits\ is not the same thing as \being green.\ An environmentally conscious person can eat junk food too! (As long as that food is made from sustainable harvests and comes in recyclable or easily degradable packaging)