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Allegations: Falsely marketing products as natural
May 2019: The parties agreed to withdraw the appeal, the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
January 2019: The plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the decision to dismiss this case.
December 2018: A federal judge dismissed all of the claims in this case concluding, among other things, that plaintiffs did not adequately allege that the products are unnatural.
2016: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Kraft Heinz Foods and Daisy Brand for allegedly misleadingly marketing Breakstone Sour Cream and Daisy Brand Sour Cream as natural when, according to plaintiffs, the products contain ingredients that are derived from unnatural, genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). This lawsuit was originally filed in August 2016 and amended in February 2017. (Newton et al v. Kraft Heinz Foods Company and Daisy Brand, LLC, Case No. 16-cv-4578, E. D. NY.)
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Allegations: Falsely marketing products as natural
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are made with “All Natural Ingredients”
Allegations: Falsely marketing the product as containing no artificial preservatives
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing parmesan cheese products as “100%” grated parmesan cheese
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain harmful substances
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe for consumption by using the phrase “100% Freshness Guaranteed” without disclosing that they contain unsafe levels of lead
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as food “Parents Trust” without disclosing that they contain harmful substances
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Made With Real Cheese”
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain no artificial preservatives when they contain preservative ingredients
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “No Artificial Preservatives” when they contain an artificial preservative ingredient
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Artificial Flavors”
Allegations: Falsely advertising that the microwavable cups are “ready in 3 ½ minutes”
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Artificial Colors, Flavors or Preservatives”
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “all natural” and healthy when they contain harmful synthetic chemicals
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products make eight quarts of lemonade when they make only six quarts of lemonade
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in Bagel Bites Pizza Snacks
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain dangerous and harmful ingredients
Allegations: Falsely marketing cheese as natural
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as being made with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce when they’re not
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as being made with butter crackers when the crackers used in the products are actually made with vegetables oils instead of butter
Allegations: Falsely marketing that Bagel Bites are made with mozzarella cheese when they actually contain a cheese blend
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