Ads on health benefits dropped

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Fried chicken restaurant chain KFC plans to discontinue commercials touting its fried chicken as part of a healthy diet, a campaign that a consumer group complained was deceptive.

Company spokeswoman Bonnie Warschauer declined to say whether the decision was related to the complaint that the Center for Science in the Public Interest filed with federal regulators, but said KFC's ads routinely air for just three or four weeks.

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