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Chocolate Products from Nestlé USA

Class Action

Chocolate Products from Nestlé USA

In February 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé USA for allegedly failing to disclose that the cocoa beans used in chocolate products are the result of child and slave labor. (Tomasella et al v. Nestlé USA, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-10269, D. Mass.)

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Boost Glucose Control Drinks

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Nestlé USA’s Chocolates

Allegations: Deceptively labeling chocolates in a way to make consumers believe that the cocoa used in them was produced using environmentally and socially responsible standards

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Gerber Good Start Grow

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Ovaltine

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IBgard Peppermint Oil

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the supplement is “clinically proven to Help Relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome” without competent and reliable scientific evidence to support such claims

Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water

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Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that water is from springs in the Arrowhead Mountain without adequately disclosing that water is sourced from springs in six different locations

Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Oat Milk Creamer

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Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Oat Milk Creamer

Allegations: Falsely advertising that the flavoring ingredient is vanilla when the ingredients list reveals that the prodct contains unspecified “Natural Flavor” and testing shows that the vanilla flavor comes from…


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