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The bill was reintroduced in vote. Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005 The Act aims to protect producers and retailers of foods—such as McDonald's Corporation —from an increasing number of suits and Class Action suits by Obese consumers. To date these suits have been turned down by the courts, sometimes in strong terms. Using precedent and expertise from suits brought in the 1990 s against tobacco corporations, lawyers such as John Banzhaf hope to use the courts to pressure the food industry into providing more prominent health advisory information about its products. Banzhaf, founder of Action On Smoking And Health or ASH, argues that the joint liability established between tobacco companies and smokers will soon be recognized as being similarly applicable in the case of food retailers and their customers. He anticipates that more health warnings would change consumer behavior, contributing to a solution to the Obesity Epidemic . Many state legislatures are considering or have passed their own versions of the bill. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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