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
Taylor et al. v. JBS Foods USA, Tyson Foods, Inc., Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., and National Beef Packing Co., LLC
23-cv-3031, D.S.D.
(Oct. 2023)
Beef products
Misrepresenting beef products as “Product of the U.S.” when they are not sourced from domestic cattle
Pending
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
Allegations: Deceptively marketing beef as “Product of the USA”
Allegations: Falsely marketing the product as a “butter” spray when it does not contain any butter
In August 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The J.M. Smucker Company for allegedly falsely marketing Crisco Olive Oil No-Stick Spray as being “100% Extra Virgin” when, according to…
In December 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The J.M. Smucker Company for allegedly falsely marketing Crisco® No-Stick Sprays – specifically, the Extra Virgin Olive Oil spray and the…
December 2015: Both of these actions were dismissed. The parties in the Ault action reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have not been disclosed, and the action was…
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