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===Commercial=== The [[Center for Science in the Public Interest]], a consumer-advocacy group, urged Ben & Jerry's to stop labeling their ice cream as "all natural" due to the company's use of [[corn syrup]], [[Dutch process chocolate|alkalized cocoa]], and other chemically modified ingredients.<ref name="allnat">{{cite news|last= Clark|first=Andrew|title=Ben and Jerry's admits ice-cream with a liberal conscience not 'all natural' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/sep/28/unilever-ben-jerrys-ingredients-watchdog |access-date=September 28, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 28, 2010 |location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101001073547/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/sep/28/unilever-ben-jerrys-ingredients-watchdog | archive-date= October 1, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> In September 2010, the company agreed to stop labeling their ice cream and frozen yogurt as "all natural".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/27/130158014/ben-jerry-s-takes-all-natural-claims-off-ice-cream-labels |title=Ben & Jerry's Takes 'All Natural' Claims Off Ice Cream Labels|work=NPR|date=September 27, 2010|access-date=September 30, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100930031918/http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/27/130158014/ben-jerry-s-takes-all-natural-claims-off-ice-cream-labels| archive-date= September 30, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> In 2011, Ben & Jerry's released a flavor named Schweddy Balls, in homage to the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL'') [[Schweddy Balls|skit of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/09/07/140266537/yes-its-true-ben-jerrys-introduces-schweddy-balls-ice-cream-flavor | title=Yes, It's True: Ben & Jerry's Introduces 'Schweddy Balls' Ice Cream Flavor |date=September 7, 2011 |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref> This received protests from [[One Million Moms]], a project of the conservative Christian group [[American Family Association]], who said that the name was too explicit for grocery store shelves. Spokesperson Monica Cole explained to the media: "I realize it could be a lot worse, but are they going to progressively get worse if we don't say something? Maybe they'll think twice before they come up with another inappropriate name for ice cream." However, the expression of disdain was not unanimous among U.S. parents, as mother Gina Ragusa said to ''[[The Huffington Post]]'': "We just think it's funny, that's all, and honestly we all really want to try it", adding that she consistently checks for the item's availability at her local supermarket.<ref name="Step">{{cite news| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/21/some-stores-freezing-out-_0_n_1023767.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Stephanie | last=Reitz | title=Supermarkets Give Ben & Jerry's 'Schweddy Balls' The Cold Shoulder | date=October 21, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215104/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/21/some-stores-freezing-out-_0_n_1023767.html | archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> Actor [[Alec Baldwin]], who appeared in the ''SNL'' skit as baker Pete Schweddy, hosted the September 24, 2011, episode of the 37th season of the show and responded to the protests by stating that a new flavor called "Go Fudge Yourself" had been produced for those in opposition to the tribute. Following the initial release of the flavor, Baldwin informed the media that "thanks to Ben & Jerry's, the goodness of the Schweddy family recipe won't go with me to the great beyond," as he had previously feared that his association with the ''SNL'' episode would remain permanent until his death.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alec Baldwin sets record hosting "SNL"|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alec-baldwin-sets-record-hosting-snl/|access-date=May 11, 2014|work=CBS News|date=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
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