Pringles® Salt and Vinegar Chips
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “No Artificial Flavors”
Cheez-It Whole Grain Crackers
December 2018: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district court’s dismissal of this case concluding that plaintiffs plausibly alleged that whole grain labels would mislead reasonable consumers. The case was remanded for further proceedings.
June 2017: The plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the dismissal of this suit.
May 2017: A federal judge dismissed this lawsuit finding that plaintiffs failed to state a claim because the packaging would not mislead reasonable consumers.
May 2016: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Kellogg Company for allegedly falsely marketing Cheez-It Whole Grain crackers as “MADE WITH WHOLE GRAIN” when the primary ingredient in the crackers is enriched white flour. (Mantikas et al v. Kellogg Company, Case No. 16-cv-2552, E. D. NY.)
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Several Kellogg’s Cereals
Allegations: Misleadingly including strawberries in photographs on the front of cereal boxes when the products don’t contain any strawberries
Kellogg’s Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging
Kashi Ripe Strawberry Soft Baked Breakfast Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in bars
Morningstar Farms VEGGIE Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “veggie”
Harvest Wheat Toasteds Crackers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ingredients in crackers
Kashi Go Cinnamon Crisp Cereal
Allegations: Cereals contain less protein than advertised
Kashi Honey Almond Flax Chewy Granola Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Made With Wildflower Honey” when honey is not the predominant sweetening ingredient
Kashi Mixed Berry Soft Baked Breakfast Bar
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in breakfast bars
Special K Cranberry Almond Chewy Nut Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing bars as “Cranberry Almond”
Strawberry Pop-Tarts
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the filling as strawberry when it contains significant amounts of other fruits in addition to strawberries
Frosted Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the product contains fudge when it is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients that are not found in fudge
Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the only fruit ingredient is strawberries
Kashi Ripe Strawberry Breakfast Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients used in the fruit filling and as the primary sweetener in products
Pringles Chips and More
Allegations: Failing to disclose chips contain harmful ingredients and misleadingly marketing chips as containing evaporated cane juice when they actually contain sugar
Kellogg’s Cereals and Nutri-Grain Products
Allegations: Deceptively marketing breakfast cereals as healthy when they contain high amounts of sugar
Kashi Mixed Berry Soft Baked Breakfast Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients that are in the filling of Kashi bars
Promotions on Boxes of Eggo Waffles, Pop Tarts, and Kellogg’s Cereals
Bear Naked Granola Fit V’nilla Almond
Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Smart Start, and Nutri-Grain Bars
Keebler Graham Cracker Products
Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars and Cracklin’ Oat Bran Cereal
Gardenburgers
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Kellogg’s® Special K® Fruit & Yogurt Cereal
Kashi Brand Products
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