CNN- Activists call foul on KFC bucket campaign

Activists call foul on KFC bucket campaign

By Kat Kinsman, Special to CNN

April 28, 2010 10:00 a.m. EDT

KFC will donate 50 cents from each pink bucket sale to organizations funding cancer research.

(CNN) -- Can chicken breasts help beat breast cancer? KFC officials are hoping customers will flock to help the chicken chain make a record-breaking donation of $8.5 million.

But some critics are calling foul on the company's mixed message, especially in light of the recent, heavily publicized addition of the aggressively fat-and-sodium laden Double Down sandwich to their menu.

KFC's "Buckets for the Cure" initiative boasts a bright pink website, packed with breast cancer facts, survivor stories and a pledge to.....

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