BLUE Pet Foods
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as natural when they contain synthetic ingredients
Blue Buffalo Dog Food
In June 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Blue Buffalo Pet Products for, among other things, allegedly deceptively advertising that dog food – including Blue Wilderness Chicken Recipe for Small Breed Adult Dogs, Blue Freedom Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Small Breed Adult Dogs, and Blue Basics Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe for Adult Dogs – is healthy and safe without adequately disclosing the dog food contains, according to the complaint, an unsafe amount of lead and may cause health problems for dogs. (Zakinov et al v. Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-1301, S. D. CA.)
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Blue Wilderness Dog Food
In January 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Blue Buffalo Company for allegedly misleadingly marketing its Blue Wilderness line of dog foods as healthy, nutritious, and “[i]nspired by the…
The Blue Buffalo Company Pet Food
July 2017: The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s approval of the settlement. To read the full decision, click here. Later in July, an objector filed a…
Blue Buffalo Pet Food
October 2015: This action was transferred to another court to be heard with other similar lawsuits. Click here to learn about that case. September 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed…
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