Class Action

Combos Cheddar Cheese Stuffed Snacks

Class Action

Combos Cheddar Cheese Stuffed Snacks


Case Name (Date)

Pistorio et al. v. Mars Wrigley Confectionery US LLC
24-cv-90, M.D. Fla.
(Jan. 2024)


Product/Service

Combos Cheddar Cheese Stuffed Snacks


Allegations

Misleadingly marketing that the filling in products is made with real cheddar cheese when the most predominant ingredients in the filling are not cheeses, the amount of cheese in the filling is less than 2 percent, and the cheese ingredient in the filling consists of a blend of four different cheeses


Status

Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.



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