Group warns of 'Thanksgiving liability'

CHICAGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A U.S. group supported by food companies has issued a tongue-in-cheek document aimed at protecting hosts from guests who overeat on Thanksgiving.

The "Thanksgiving Liability and Indemnification Agreement" confirms your guests have chosen to eat as much as they wish despite your failure to provide nutritional information on salt, calories, fat and carbohydrates, said the Center for Consumer Freedom.

The center, which describes itself as a non-profit coalition supported by food companies, consumers and restaurants, is known for criticizing what it calls "food cops, public health zealots and trial lawyers" who focus on the nation's obesity epidemic, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday.

Critics call the center a lobbying front for the food and restaurant industries.