‘Healthy’ Ice Cream Shop Owner is Suing NYC FOX Affiliate
- Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:42pm by
Billy Hallowell
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WNYW-TV, New York City’s local FOX affiliate (also known as FOX 5), is finding itself in the midst of an impending legal battle with an ice cream chain. The company is suing the station over a report it aired by consumer watchdog Arnold Diaz. TVSpy has more:
In May, Diaz targeted New York locations of the D’Lites ice cream chain for his popular “Shame, Shame, Shame” series and found that the stores were selling servings of ice cream that often contained four times the amount of calories and almost 10 times the amount of sugar as was listed on menu.
According to Reuters, Matthew Prince, the owner of the Long Island ice cream stores (part of a larger national chain), claims that the laboratory Diaz used was testing unfrozen and concentrated ice cream mix. Prince claims that the discrepancies in what is advertised versus what Diaz found are a result of this difference. The actual ice cream, he contends, is diluted. Prince says he has results from another lab that back his contentions.
In the lawsuit, News Corp (the parent company of the station and of FOX News Network, among other major media outlets) and FOX 5 are named. In it, Prince alleges that the broadcasters “knowingly ignored” the corrected findings so that they could produce a good — and scandalous — news story. As a result, Prince says business has taken a dive.
So far, the station is standing by Diaz’s story. Watch the explosive report that started the entire legal debacle, below:
Healthy Ice Cream Nutritional Controversy: MyFoxNY.com
(h/t TVSpy)
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Comments (71)
Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 12:34amThe truth is an absolute defense against any charge of slander or libel. Get a neutral third party to do a secret shopper buy of the same and other ice creams and then have them independently tested.
Report Post »JesusH.Christ
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 7:45pmThat sounds about right. Because after all,… you can’t trust Fox news to tell the truth.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 12:12amall this hoopla about ice cream will be shortlived, soon it will be ONLY for the obama-elites. we will continue to see obama slopping his face with it as he unhinges his jaw to get it all in. disgusting.
Report Post »JesusH.Christ
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 7:15pmWow! Talk about an obsessive disorder!!! Dude, you are a malfunctioning robot!
Report Post »“I hate O ba ma. I (bzz) hate O (bzz) O ba ma. Ice (bzz snap!) cream. O ba ma. (bzz) Hate. Ice cream. O ba ma. (bzz bzz snap!)
Mimatt
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:52pmD’Lites was also a “healthy” fast food chain in the 80′s. They had great hamburgers and frozen yougurt! And I always got sparkling Apple Juice instead of Cokes there. I wonder if this new company is infringing on any trademarks?
Report Post »PapaJohannesPatriot
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:37pmI checked for more information on this story on Google. I found a link to a story on the “Puffington Host.” I can’t believe how moronic many of those people are. People kept mentioning that the laboratory used by Fox had tested the concentrated stuff, not the stuff you actually get from the ice cream place. No where have I seen that in the video. And then they keep saying that Fox‘s lab did the tests a second time and achieved results that affirmed the claims of D’Lites. Bunch of bull. The video says that actual ice cream from the shop was tested, not concentrate. How in blazes could Fox get the concentrate? Baloney. Prince made various claims that were reported on the “Puffington Host.”
Report Post »Found another site that disputed the nutritional claims of D’Lites”:http://nicolesnutrition.com/?p=865
Brooke Lorren
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:36pmMakes me want ice cream… it is my birthday, I should be able to have some ;-). Besides, I worked out for about an hour earlier today.
Report Post »Napkin
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 1:55amJust drink a Diet Coke later, it cancels out any fatty/sugary foods you might have eaten earlier. :)
Report Post »SueDinNY
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:23pmDon’t worry. The Obama regime is about to outlaw ice cream and anything else with fat and sugar.
Report Post »JesusH.Christ
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 7:26pmI guess you’ll be going hungry then, huh? Don’t worry, I’ve got something you can eat.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:06pmFunny I am sitting here eating an ice cream as I read this.. guess what I DON’T believe it to be DIET ice cream.. just GOOD..
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 10:47pmHello — anybody home? It’s ICE CREAM, stupid! By definition, it’s not going to pass the “Michelle Healthy Test.”
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 10:19pmI watched the entire video and the potions are “served” way over sized and a 40 gram serving fills about 1/2 the small cup and does not overflow like served to the customer. So in essence, its the same ice cream only smaller portions. OHH yea they charge you much more. The brother is a PUNK! and needs someone to to open up a can of whoop-ass on that guy.
Report Post »Colhauser
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:53pmThis was just too funny!
Report Post »headbtweenlegs
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:52pmSeinfeld?
Report Post »headbtweenlegs
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:51pmJerry!
Report Post »Bill in Virginia
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:35pmI don’t know what we would do without Fox News!
Thanks again FOX.
Report Post »JesusH.Christ
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 7:39pmWithout Fox news?…. you guys would still self destruct,… just slower.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:21pmIt all depends on the size of the portion served.
Report Post »Master Cylinder
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:07pmGoes to show that “snakeoil” comes in many guises, but still “snakeoil” is “snakeoil”. Fox was just doing its job.
Thing is, DLites sounds like the Obamacare pitch!
Report Post »JesusH.Christ
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 7:42pmAnd what a fine job they do,… of lying.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:04pmUnder the definition of “dirt bag” in the dictionary, there should be a picture of her idiot brother.
Report Post »I feel bad for the people who have serious dietary issues who fell for the bogus claims regarding calories, sugars, fats, etc.
NOBALONEY
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:03pmI scream, you scream, everybody wants ice cream.
Report Post »InversionTheory
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:02pmHey…If the claims of either side are legit, it deserves a chance to be heard in court. If the iced cream shop is misleading consumers, screw them. If the Fox affiliate didn’t do all their homework, screw them.
I eagerly await the truth of the matter.
Report Post »AmericanSince1619
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:31pmIf you watched the whole thing, you see what the scam is, they put four ‘servings’ in the small cup and say it has the calories of one serving.
Report Post »michaelmoron
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:55pmThat Guy in the pink shirt needs to eat sugar free ice-cream, he is high-strung. I, on the other hand would love a few quarts of Rocky Road, loaded with real sugar and toppings. Yum, Yum.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:55pmNewman!
Report Post »NC
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:51pmLooks like someone got caught with their fingers in the cookie jar, or more aptly, their sugar in the ice cream…and it isn’t Fox 5.
NC
Report Post »balrog
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:51pmthey must not have seen the seinfeld episode about the yogurt
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:55pmThat was a classic. NEWMAN
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:27pmRUDi
Report Post »:D
JesusH.Christ
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 7:49pmWhere do you think they got the idea???
Report Post »Cleared Hot
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:49pmIce cream makes you fat. Now THERE’S a revelation!
There needs to be a law against frivolous lawsuits. Stupidity knows no bounds…
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:53pmHe won’t win his lawsuit if FOX shows a picture of Michelle.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 2:19amIce cream doesn’t make you fat. Ice cream is made from milk which contains healthy levels of essential vitamin, minerals, amino acids, and proteins. Most ice cream now isn’t even made from whole milk, so much of the fat is already removed. I eat more ice cream than anyone should and I’m not fat. The trick is to not sit on the couch all day. Go move around and get some exercise, maybe actually do some work. The Marine thing couldn’t hurt either.
Another bit of FYI, whey protein is the part of milk leftover from making cheese. And we all know what whey protein is used for. That same protein is in all milk products, except cheese.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:45pmWhy work? Why save for retirement? Just sue your way to prosperity!! Sure am glad I’m in Texas!!
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:43pmBuyer beware???????
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:48pmWasn’t that an episode on Seinfeld? Sounds to me like the ice cream shop just got busted and don’t like it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNaZeZBGD2c
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:53pmOff topic. Did anyone else notice the New York Times ad banner on the Blaze front page pushing us to buy the weekend addition. Are they that stupid
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 8:58pmIf anyone thinks they can lose weight by wating ice cream, they are a FOOL. Hope the guy loses his shirt for deceiving people.
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:12pmWhen did Van Jones buy an ice cream store?
;)
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:16pmclaims that the laboratory Diaz used was testing unfrozen and concentrated ice cream mix. Price claims that the discrepancies in what is advertised versus what Diaz found are a result of this difference. The actual ice cream, he contends, is diluted.
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and how and from where did Diaz procure the unfrozen and concentrated ice-cream mix ? Who sells that ?
They sell actual ice cream at their stores, and that is what got tested.
AmericanSince1619
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:53pmI’m pretty sure 50 grams of ice cream is 50 grams frozen or 50 grams melted, it makes no difference.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 10:45pmThis FOX station was pressured by Michelle Obama to file the report. Before long this place will be making sharia compliant ice cream. This is how it started with Hitler.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:26pmI’m going to eat ALL the ice cream I want, and DIE HAPPY….YUMMMMM YUMMMMM
Report Post »Myth
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:31pmTo: dealer@678 in reply to your question: “Did anyone else notice the New York Times ad banner ” Answer: Probably not. The ad is based on your own browsing (or lack thereof and seen by chance).
If you click on the small triangle in right hand corner of the ad, you’ll get a notice like this:
Report Post »“This ad has been matched to your interests. It was selected for you based on your browsing activity.”
If you clear your “recent history” files, you’ll get new ads. :-)
Libertarian
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:57pmMost consumer advocates are a joke. Seriously, does this affiliate have nothing better to do than try to take down a business chain in this economy, over calories?
The reporter is a disgrace.
Report Post »WhataBunchOfShi
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 12:02amWell the Report was Inaccurate! How would you like the media to do that to your business? I Bet the store owner RETIRES on the settlement from Fox.
Report Post »click_name_4_impeachment
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 2:04amWhat?!?!?! that was dumb…hahahha…the only thing i could think of, was,,,wow these two grown men are arguing about where their hands are to justify touching/not touching!!! I think common sense would say that if you run up to me and bump me with your chest, that would be touching in a very disrespectful way and a punch to the face, or at least a hard push away is justified…..
As for the story….yeah yeah technically the stats are off…..but these people were just trying to “Hook a brotha up” with more than they paid for…at least that is what i got out of it….i was more intrigued with the placement of hands argument….
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 2:11amFor all of you who don’t understand ice cream, here is a little info. Ice cream when frozen contains an amount of air inside of it to make it light and airy. When you measure out a half cup of ice cream when frozen it is actually the half cup. When the idiots let it melt and release all the air, the caloric values go up because more ice cream fits in the half cup due to the loss of air. It also looks as though the guys working there were being nice and filling the cups up like a dairy queen would. How could anyone but a fat cow trying to lose weight eating ice cream be mad that they got more ice cream than they paid for?
Shame on this fox affiliate. Shame shame shame.
Report Post »outsidethebox
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 3:11amI don’t read food labels. If it tastes good, eat it.
Report Post »Lawlcat001
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 9:55amWow. Super serious about frozen dairy up in NYC, huh?
Report Post »JesusH.Christ
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 8:13pmArnold Diaz is a slimy little worm with a pencil thin mustache. Fox 5 news is a tabloid program unworthy of an audience.
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