
Wheat Thins
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% whole grain” when they contain a refined grain ingredient
Salguero et al. v. Mondelez International, Inc.
25-cv-2139, N.D. Ill.
(Feb. 2025)
Clif Kid ZBar and ZBar Protein products
Falsely marketing products as “Climate Neutral” when their manufacturing and distribution emit carbon and other greenhouse gases that harm the environment
Pending
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% whole grain” when they contain a refined grain ingredient
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe for children when they are not intended for and may be harmful to children
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the company sources cocoa using sustainable practices that “help protect people & planet” when the company uses practices that harm the environment and perpetuate child and…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in crackers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the filling is “made with real cheese”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are “100% WHOLE GRAIN”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Whole Grain”
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain unsafe levels of toxic heavy metals
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as covered in fudge when the covering is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients not found in fudge
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Sugar Free Gum With Xylitol”
Allegations: Misleadingly including an image of a blue peppermint leaf on the packaging when the ingredients list reveals the gum does not contain any mint or peppermint ingredients and the…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the relief provided by and ingredients in Halls Honey Lemon Lozenges
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as nutritious when they contain high levels of added sugar and increase the risk of chronic diseases
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as shortbread, which consumers expect to have butter, when the ingredients list reveals the cookies contain vegetable oils instead of butter
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as being “high protein” when they are not
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as shortbread when they are missing an ingredient found in shortbread and contain ingredients not found in shortbread
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