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Dave’s Gourmet’s Pasta Sauces
In September 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Dave’s Gourmet for allegedly unlawfully labeling its pasta sauces as containing evaporated cane juice – a term that is prohibited from use on food labels under state and federal law — when it actually contains sugar. (Kazemi et al v. Dave’s Gourmet, Inc., Case No. 16-cv-5269, N. D. CA.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding sugar claims and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
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