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
Beef Products from JBS Foods, Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, and National Beef Packing Co.
Case Name (Date)
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)
Product/Service
Beef products
Allegations
Misrepresenting beef products as “Product of the U.S.” when they are not sourced from domestic cattle
Status
Pending
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Beef Products from Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, JBS USA Food, and National Beef Packing Company
Allegations: Deceptively marketing beef as “Product of the USA”
Crisco Butter No-Stick Spray
Allegations: Falsely marketing the product as a “butter” spray when it does not contain any butter
Crisco 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil No-Stick Spray
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…
Crisco® Oil Sprays
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…
Crisco Oil
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