All Natural Dole Salad Kits

January 2014: After being transferred to another California court, this action was voluntarily dismissed. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. (Case No. 13-cv-7271, C. D. CA.)

March 2013: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. in March 2013 for allegedly misleading consumers about the nature of the unnatural ingredients in its All Natural Dole Salad Kits.  Specifically, the complaint alleges that Dole claims its salad kits are all natural when, in actuality, they contain synthetic ingredients. (Wallerstein v. Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., Case No. 13-cv-01284, N.D. Cal.)