Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
Cake Scratch Mixes from Immaculate Baking
In June 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Immaculate Baking Co. for allegedly deceptively using You know when you buy a big bag of chips, and you’re all psyched for a feast, and then it turns out there are like, three chips in the bag? That bag is slack filled.ed opaque containers for its Cake Scratch Mixes that have more than 50% empty space. (Reider et al v. Immaculate Baking Co., Case No. 18-cv-1085, C.D. Cal.)
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