CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims
A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
Airheads Gummies
Case Name (Date)
Ruff et al. v. Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc.
23-cv-70, E.D. Ky.
(May 2023)
Product/Service
Airheads Gummies
Allegations
Misleadingly marketing that products do not contain any tree nuts when they contain coconut oil, which is a tree nut ingredient
Status
Pending
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