Barilla Tomato Sauces
Allegations: Falsely marketing that pasta sauces contain “No Preservatives”
Barilla Pasta Sauces
June 2022: The case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which were not disclosed.
March 2019: This case was transferred from a court in California to one in Illinois. (Case No. 19-cv-2237, N.D. Ill.)
January 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Barilla for allegedly falsely marketing several varieties of its pasta sauce as containing “No Preservatives” when, according to the complaint, the sauces actually contain the preservative citric acid. (Bolden et al v. Barilla America, Inc., Case No. 19-cv-472, C.D. Cal.)
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Barilla Pastas
Allegations: Misleadingly implying that products are made in Italy using the phrase “Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta” and the colors of Italy’s flag in marketing materials when they are made…
Barilla Pasta
Allegations: Misleadingly implying that pastas are made in Italy when they are made in the United States
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Allegations: Deceptively packaging boxes of Barilla pasta
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