Everyone’s a winner with KFC

pirhan reports that KFC has agreed to pay a $341,000 fine and warn consumers that their products contain a suspected carcinogen. The substance in question is called acrylamide, and it’s found in all kinds of things, but what’s really interesting to me is the lawyer’s spin on the situation: apparently paying over a quarter of a million dollars in fines and having to have health warnings on in-store posters is “win-win.” I can’t imagine what possible outcome the company was bracing itself for if they consider that a win. Oh, and if you’re outside of California, don’t hold your breath for warnings anywhere near you anytime soon – while this is clearly, by KFC’s own lawyer’s admission, a “win” for consumers, he isn’t aware of any laws elsewhere that would help KFC to “win” any further.