Bob’s Red Mill Whole Ground Flaxseed Meal and Golden Flaxseed Meal
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain unsafe levels of the carcinogen cadmium
Bob’s Red Mill’s Mixes
September 2014: This action was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
June 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed alleging that Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods falsely labels its mixes – including the Gluten Free Cornbread Mix, the Cinnamon Raisin Bread Mix, and the Date Nut Bran Muffin Mix – as “all natural” when they actually contain unnatural, synthetic, artificial, and genetically modified ingredients. (Sturdivant et al v. Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-80765, S. D. FL.).
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Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats and Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
In August 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods for allegedly misleadingly marketing its Steel Cut Oats and Old Fashioned Rolled Oats as being healthy…
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