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Not So Sweet: The Deceptive Marketing of Candy
Sometimes the trick is the treat.
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Companies Accused of Greenwashing
When companies green it, they better mean it.
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2021 Reasonable Consumer Quiz
See how you stack up.
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CATrends: ‘100% Recyclable’ Water Bottles
Bottled-water brands mislead consumers who want to “do their part” and recycle, class-action lawsuits allege.
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Poland Spring ORIGIN
Poland Spring charges consumers a premium for its ORIGIN water. What are they getting in return?
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CATrends: Baby Foods Containing Toxic Heavy Metals
Surge in class-action lawsuits follows congressional report.
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CATrends: Toddler Formula
It’s the perfect formula for a class-action lawsuit trend.
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Poland Spring’s ‘100% Natural Spring Water’ Claims
Class-action lawsuits ground product’s “spring water” claims.
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Not So American-Made
In honor of the Fourth of July, a reminder that not all “USA-made” products meet the legal definition.
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Seven Ad Claim Pet Peeves
Pet owners, take note: These products may not be deserving of your doggie dollars.
Class-Action Tracker
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Boost Glucose Control Supplements
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products help manage blood sugar, control glucose, and are “designed for people with diabetes”
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Perrier Lime Sparkling Water
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “lime”
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Purina’s Cat Chow and Kitten Chow
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing pet food as healthy
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Gerber Yogurt Melts and Gerber Fruit & Veggies Melts
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Preservatives”
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Purina, Fancy Feast, Other Pet Foods
Allegations: False natural claims
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Orgain Kids Protein Organic Nutritional Shake
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain a specific amount of grass-fed protein
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Recyclability Claims on Dasani, Poland Spring and Other Bottled Waters
Allegations: False “100% Recyclable” claims
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Boost Glucose Control Drinks
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that drinks are “designed for people with diabetes” to “help manage blood sugar” without adequate scientific evidence to support such claims
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Boxes of Various Nestle Candies
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes for candies
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Nestlé USA’s Chocolates
Allegations: Deceptively labeling chocolates in a way to make consumers believe that the cocoa used in them was produced using environmentally and socially responsible standards
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Fancy Feast Tuna Products
Allegations: False “Dolphin Safe” claims
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Coffee Mate Creamers
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as containing “2X More” creamer
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Gerber Good Start Grow
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as nutritionally appropriate for toddlers when they contain less protein and more added sugar and carbohydrates than recommended Misleadingly marketing Good Start Grow as distinct from…
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Chocolate from Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Others
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
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Ovaltine
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as a “good source” of 12 vitamins and minerals when they are not unless other ingredients are added to them Falsely marketing products as containing “No…
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Nestle Toll House Premier White Chocolate Morsels
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as white chocolate
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Carnation Strawberry Sensation Breakfast Essentials
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as containing “13g protein” without adequately disclosing that they actually contain 5 grams of protein
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Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Almond Ice Cream Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that ice cream is covered in milk chocolate when the ingredients list reveals the coating contains an ingredient not found in chocolate
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Poland Spring’s Raspberry Lime Sparkling Water
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing sparkling waters as being flavored “with a twist of raspberry lime” without adequately disclosing that the waters contain “Natural Flavors”
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Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the coating is “Rich Milk Chocolate” when it contains an ingredient not found in chocolate
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Gerber Baby Foods and Drinks
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Non-GMO”
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IBgard Peppermint Oil
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the supplement is “clinically proven to Help Relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome” without competent and reliable scientific evidence to support such claims
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Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that water is from springs in the Arrowhead Mountain without adequately disclosing that water is sourced from springs in six different locations
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Purina Pro Plan and Beneful Pet Foods
Allegations: False “grain free” and “No corn, wheat or soy” claims
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Several Flavors of Coffee Mate Creamers
Allegations: Coffee creamers contain fewer servings than advertised
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Coffee Mate Caramel Latte Powdered Coffee Creamer
Allegations: Coffee creamer contains fewer servings than advertised
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Coffee Mate Powdered Coffee Creamers
Allegations: Products do not contain the advertised number of servings
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Several Brands of Baby Foods
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
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Beech-Nut and Gerber Baby Foods
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
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Gerber Baby Food Products
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
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Gerber and Happy Brand Baby Foods
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
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Earth’s Best and Gerber Baby Foods
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
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Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Oat Milk Creamer
Allegations: Falsely advertising that the flavoring ingredient is vanilla when the ingredients list reveals that the prodct contains unspecified “Natural Flavor” and testing shows that the vanilla flavor comes from…
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Gerber Good Start Grow Stage 3
In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Gerber alleging, among other things, that it misleadingly markets Gerber Good Start Grow Stage 3 (a transition formula for toddlers aged…
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Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamers
In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé for allegedly deceptively marketing that the flavoring ingredient in Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer is vanilla when, according…
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Häagen-Dazs Coffee Almond Crunch Ice Cream Bars
In October 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Froneri US, Inc. for allegedly misleadingly advertising that Häagen-Dazs Coffee Almond Crunch Ice Cream Bars are dipped in “milk chocolate” when,…
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Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer
In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the flavoring ingredient in Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer is vanilla when, according…
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Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Vanilla Creamer
In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé USA, Inc. for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the flavor in its Coffee Mate Natural Bliss dairy creamer comes from vanilla…
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Purina Pet Foods
April 2020: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 20-cv-467, E.D. Mo.) March 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestle Purina Petcare Company for…
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Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bars
In May 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Froneri US, Inc. for allegedly falsely marketing Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bars as vanilla ice cream dipped in milk…
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Boxes of Raisinets, Sno Caps, Nerds and Other Candies
In May 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestle USA and Ferrara Candy Company for allegedly deceptively using You know when you buy a big bag of chips, and…
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Nesquik
In April 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé for allegedly falsely representing that Nesquik products contain “no artificial flavors or colors” on the front packaging when, according to…
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Coffee-mate Creamers
January 2020: A federal judge denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint finding that the plaintiffs fixed the problems with the complaint and met the heightened pleading standard…
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Nestle Pure Life Purified Bottled Water
February 2019: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. January 2019: A federal…
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Good Start Formula
March 2019: A federal judge granted class certification for the Florida and New York classes but denied class certification for North Carolina and Multistate classes. February 2017: This case was…
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Gerber Good Start Formula
March 2019: A federal judge granted class certification for the Florida and New York classes but denied class certification for North Carolina and Multistate classes. February 2017: This case was…
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Good Start Infant Formula
March 2019: A federal judge granted class certification for the Florida and New York classes but denied class certification for North Carolina and Multistate classes. February 2017: This case was…
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SweeTARTS
February 2019: A federal judge preliminarily approved a proposed settlement agreement. According to its terms, the company agreed, for a period of two years, to remove the phrase “No Artificial…
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Gerber Baby Food
March 2018: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint making similar allegations that Gerber violated the law by making nutrient content and “No Sugar Added” claims because the nutritional needs of infants…
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Nestle’s “No GMO Ingredients” Certification
In July 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestle USA for allegedly misleadingly marketing that an independent third party certifies products – including Lean Cuisine Marketplace frozen dinners and…
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Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
April 2013: Both actions were voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. Astiana Dismissal Rutledge-Muhs Dismissal…
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Gerber Good Start Gentle Infant Formula
January 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
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Chocolate Products from Nestlé USA
In February 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé USA for allegedly failing to disclose that the cocoa beans used in chocolate products are the result of child and…
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Boxes of Raisinets
February 2018: A federal judge denied the company’s motion to dismiss the Hawkins case. February 2017: Plaintiffs in the Hawkins case filed an amended complaint alleging that boxes of Raisinets…
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Tradewinds Iced Tea
January 2018: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint similarly alleging that the company falsely markets iced tea products as “100% natural” and made “with all natural ingredients” when, according to the…
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Juicy Juice
March 2016: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. January 2014: A class-action…
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Nestlé Eskimo Pie
January 2015: This case was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. January 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé for allegedly misbranding its Eskimo Pie…
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Beneful Dog Food
April 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
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Purina’s Beneful Dog Food Products
April 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
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Gerber Graduates Puffs and Gerber Graduates Organic Puffs
October 2016: The Savalli action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because plaintiffs did not file an amended complaint. September 2016: A federal…
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Nestle Coffee-Mate Creamers
September 2016: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. March 2016: A federal judge dismissed this lawsuit finding, among other things, that the allegedly…
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Good Start Gentle
In May 2017, another class-action lawsuit was filed against Gerber for allegedly falsely marketing Good Start Gentle infant formula made from partially hydrolyzed whey protein as: Reducing the risk of…
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Dreyer’s and Edy’s “All Natural” Fruit Bars
March 2016: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. January 2014: A class-action…
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“Beggin” Dog Treats
April 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. July 2015: A false…
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Nestlé Chocolate Products
April 2016: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the decision to dismiss the case. March 2016: A federal judge dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed…
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Lean Cuisine Frozen Meals
In December 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestle for allegedly deceptively marketing Lean Cuisine® frozen meals as having “No Preservatives” when they actually contain a preservative, citric acid.…
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Beneful Dry and Kibble Dog Foods
In November 2016, a federal judge granted Purina’s motion for summary judgment in a false advertising class-action lawsuit filed against it in February 2015. The complaint, which was amended in…
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Fancy Feast Cat Food
January 2016: Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the December 2015 Order. (Barber et al v. Nestle USA, Inc. et al, Case No. 16-55041, 9th Cir.) December 2015: A…
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Gerber Good Start Gentle
In June 2015, a federal judge refused to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against Gerber alleging, among other things, that the company falsely markets the Good Start Gentle line of infant…
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Nestle Boost Kid Essentials
Despite a successful FTC lawsuit against Nestle for marketing its Boost Kid Essentials drink as an immune system booster and illness preventer (which resulted in Nestle agreeing to stop making…