Comments on: Beinggirl.com promotes eating-disordered behavior, isn’t so safe or credible http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/03/17/beinggirlcom-promotes-eating-disordered-behavior-isnt-so-safe-or-credible/ Blog of Parents for Ethical Marketing Sun, 18 May 2008 07:45:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: BeingGirl Article Removed Due to Concerned Blogs « Kiss My Assets: The Body Image Resource Blog http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/03/17/beinggirlcom-promotes-eating-disordered-behavior-isnt-so-safe-or-credible/#comment-873 BeingGirl Article Removed Due to Concerned Blogs « Kiss My Assets: The Body Image Resource Blog Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:08:49 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/03/17/beinggirlcom-promotes-eating-disordered-behavior-isnt-so-safe-or-credible/#comment-873 [...] of Saturday morning, the article promoting eating-disordered behaviors at beinggirl.com had been removed. Thanks to everyone who blogged about this (especially Rachel, where I first read [...] […] of Saturday morning, the article promoting eating-disordered behaviors at beinggirl.com had been removed. Thanks to everyone who blogged about this (especially Rachel, where I first read […]

]]> By: Ariah Fine http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/03/17/beinggirlcom-promotes-eating-disordered-behavior-isnt-so-safe-or-credible/#comment-851 Ariah Fine Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:04:02 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/03/17/beinggirlcom-promotes-eating-disordered-behavior-isnt-so-safe-or-credible/#comment-851 Yikes, that is some pretty terrible stuff. Yikes, that is some pretty terrible stuff.

]]> By: Jeff Zuckerman http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/03/17/beinggirlcom-promotes-eating-disordered-behavior-isnt-so-safe-or-credible/#comment-850 Jeff Zuckerman Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:02:24 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/03/17/beinggirlcom-promotes-eating-disordered-behavior-isnt-so-safe-or-credible/#comment-850 If any of this Proctor & Gamble energy had anything to do with actually addressing and preventing childhood obesity, I'd give the company the benefit of the doubt. But I, too, thought these bullet points sounded like the messages that I was told helped impel the eating disorder of a young woman I know. But wait: Isn't this the same Proctor & Gamble that owns <a href="http://www.pg.com/product_card/brand_overview.jhtml?document=/product_cards/prod_card_main_pringles.xml&brand_name=Pringles " rel="nofollow">Pringles</a>? I'm surprised, because "It's easy to fall in love with the irresistible taste of Pringles®. With so many delicious varieties, you'll want to try them all. No matter which one you decide to pop, one thing's for sure — the fun won't stop!" I'll say! In fact, I "braved one bite of Pringles Extreme," which "aren't for the faint of heart." And I've "been hooked on the aggressive taste that just won't quit." Just to be on the safe side (what with my faint of heart father having his first heart attack at age 38) I checked Proctor & Gamble's own <a href="http://www.pg.com/company/our_commitment/msds/food&beverage.jhtml;jsessionid=N5R51PTN2P3ZNQFIASJHKY4AVACJE3MK " rel="nofollow">"Material Safety Data Sheet,"</a> to check the fat and sodium content of all the bold flavors I've explored. Crazy: I guess "The Snacks and Beverages division of the Procter & Gamble Company does not maintain or distribute Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for these products" because "Snack and beverage products are exempt from the MSDS requirement." No problem. "All P&G snacks and beverage products are composed of non-hazardous, FDA approved ingredients." How irresistible is that? If any of this Proctor & Gamble energy had anything to do with actually addressing and preventing childhood obesity, I’d give the company the benefit of the doubt. But I, too, thought these bullet points sounded like the messages that I was told helped impel the eating disorder of a young woman I know.

But wait: Isn’t this the same Proctor & Gamble that owns Pringles? I’m surprised, because “It’s easy to fall in love with the irresistible taste of Pringles®. With so many delicious varieties, you’ll want to try them all. No matter which one you decide to pop, one thing’s for sure — the fun won’t stop!”

I’ll say! In fact, I “braved one bite of Pringles Extreme,” which “aren’t for the faint of heart.” And I’ve “been hooked on the aggressive taste that just won’t quit.”

Just to be on the safe side (what with my faint of heart father having his first heart attack at age 38) I checked Proctor & Gamble’s own “Material Safety Data Sheet,” to check the fat and sodium content of all the bold flavors I’ve explored. Crazy: I guess “The Snacks and Beverages division of the Procter & Gamble Company does not maintain or distribute Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for these products” because “Snack and beverage products are exempt from the MSDS requirement.”

No problem. “All P&G snacks and beverage products are composed of non-hazardous, FDA approved ingredients.”

How irresistible is that?

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