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Jump to full article: Huffington Post (blog), 2007-02-08
Author: Jay Winsten
Intro: I was sitting in Starbucks this morning, reading The Boston Globe while watching customers inhale free samples of high-carb pastries, when I came upon a story about a recent lawsuit filed against Lorillard Tobacco for giving out free samples of cigarettes back in the 1950s.
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Does Starbucks have a legal obligation, based on currently available research, to disclose that those free samples may shorten a customer's lifespan?
The tobacco issue is crystal clear: when you intentionally hook a child on a deadly addiction, you can't walk away from your moral and legal culpability. The tobacco industry is a world-class villlan. But is Starbucks to blame for contributing to obesity and diabetes? I don't think so. It's a slippery slope to hold companies liable for the lifestyle decisions of adults.
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