
Signature Select Cans of Sliced Peaches and Mandarin Orange Fruit Cups
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain 100% fruit juice
April 2022: The case was voluntarily dismissed because the parties settled.
May 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Albertsons Companies, Safeway, and Lucerne Foods for allegedly falsely marketing disposable plates and bowls as compostable when, according to the complaint, the plates and bowls contain significant amounts of chemicals (specifically, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl) that do not break down over time. Plaintiffs also claim that the product packaging bears a compostability certification from the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) when, according to the complaint, BPI has not certified the products. (DiGiancinto et al v. Albertsons Companies, Inc., Safeway, Inc., and Lucerne Foods, Inc., Case No. 20-cv-3382, N.D. Cal.)
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Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain 100% fruit juice
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “smoked”
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices and as available for a limited time
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices
Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing parmesan cheese products as “100%” grated parmesan cheese
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Naturally Flavored”
Allegations: Falsely advertising beef products from imported cattle as “Product of the U.S.”
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat congestion and other cold and flu symptoms
Allegations: Misleading promotions for “free” products
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing lidocaine patches
Allegations: Marketing that consumers who purchase items during promotions get “free” products when the store increases the price of the first product during promotions
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Rapid Release”
Allegations: Charging customers higher prices than those represented at the time of checkout
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing medicines as “non-drowsy” when an ingredient in them causes drowsiness
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
Lawsuits allege “100%” marketing on front label is misleading.
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