Fruit Gushers
Allegations: False natural claims
Burns et al v. General Mills, Inc.
21-cv-1099, S.D. Ill.
(Sept. 2021)
Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix
Misleadingly marketing the product as fudge when it lacks ingredients essential in fudge (milkfat)
Pending
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as containing no artificial flavors when they contain a synthetic ingredient
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Purina and Blue Buffalo in legal feud over by-products.
A majority have faced false-ad challenges within past five years.
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