
Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Creams
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the vanilla flavor in products comes from the vanilla plant
Bernstein et al v. Conopco, Inc.
21-cv-10160, D. Mass.
(Jan. 2021)
Breyers Delights Vanilla Bean Low Fat Ice Cream
Misleadingly marketing that the flavoring ingredient is vanilla when the ice cream does not contain any vanilla beans and the flavor actually comes from unspecified “natural flavor”
Misleadingly adding black specks to the ice cream to make consumers believe the flavor comes from vanilla
Pending
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the vanilla flavor in products comes from the vanilla plant
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as mint ice cream when the ingredients list does not identify any mint ingredients
Allegations: Falsely marketing the exclusive flavoring ingredient is vanilla when most of the flavor does not come from vanilla beans
Class-action lawsuit asks: Where’s the mint?
TINA.org is currently tracking 70 class actions challenging claims that a variety of foods and beverages are truly vanilla.
A popular summertime treat is the subject of a current trend in class-action litigation.