Dole Products
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as healthy
Dole Fruit-based Snack Foods
In October 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Dole Packaged Foods for, among other things, allegedly deceptively marketing various fruit-based snack foods – including Dole Fruit & Oatmeal and Dole Parfait – as healthy when they actually contain substantial amounts of added sugar. (Amaya et al v. Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, Case No. 16-cv-7734, C. D. CA.)
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Class-Action Tracker
Dole Whip
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Artificial Ingredients” when they contain two artificial ingredients
Several Dole Fruit Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as being “in 100% fruit juice” when they also contain added ingredients
All Natural Dole Salad Kits
January 2014: After being transferred to another California court, this action was voluntarily dismissed. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. (Case No. 13-cv-7271, C. D. CA.) March…
Dole Fruit Products
September 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. June 2014: A class-action lawsuit…
Dole Snack Foods
In December 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Dole Packaged Foods for allegedly misleadingly representing snack foods – including its Fruit & Oatmeal, Parfait, and Mixations – are healthy…
Dole Mixed Fruit
October 2017: This case was stayed pending the FDA’s investigation and final decision regarding the proper use of the word “natural.” September 2016: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed…
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