General Mills poised for lawsuit over 'deceiving' Cheerios Protein marketing

Food giant General Mills must face a lawsuit over the marketing of its Cheerios Protein brand according to a ruling from a federal judge. 
The company has failed in its fight to stave off the prospect of legal action from consumers over the product, which billed itself as a high-protein alternative to regular Cheerios. The main difference between the two was in fact that the protein version contained 17-times more sugar per recommended serving. 
In a decision taken in San Francisco on