Dole Products

Case Name (Date)

Broussard et al. Dole Packaged Foods, LLC
23-cv-3320, N.D. Cal.
(July 2023)

Product/Service

Dole fruit products

Allegations

Misleadingly marketing products as healthy when they contain added sugars, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver disease and other chronic diseases

Status

Pending

Class-Action Tracker

Several Dole Fruit Products

Class Action

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

Class Action

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

Class Action

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

Class Action

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

Class Action

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…

Dole Fruit-based Snack Foods

Class Action

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…