Benecol Regular and Light Spreads
Allegations: Misleadingly labeling products as containing no trans fats and being safe for human consumption when the spreads contain partially hydrogenated oils, which are trans fats that increase the risk…
Benecol® Spreads
In July 2015, a false advertising class-action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. after the parties reached a settlement (the terms of which have not yet been disclosed). Among other things, the 2011 complaint alleged that the company:
- Marketed Benecol® spreads as proven to reduce cholesterol without meeting the minimum requirements to make such claims; and
- Misrepresented that Benecol® spreads contain no trans fat and no trans fatty acids when they actually do.
(Reid et al v. Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Nutritional, LLC, Case No. 11-cv-1310, S. D. CA.)
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