Monetizing Minors: Eric Befumo (aka Big Justice)
Brand partnerships worthy of a big “doom!”
Florida Crystals Sugar Products
Case Name (Date)
Merrell et al. v. Florida Crystals Corp. and Fanjul Corp.
25-cv-2264, N.D. Cal.
(March 2025)
Product/Service
Florida Crystals sugar products
Allegations
Falsely marketing that ingredients in the products come from farms that “Help Save the Planet,” “fight climate change,” and “build healthy soils” when the company uses practices that harm the environment
Status
Claims against Fanjul Corp. voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.; claims against Florida Crystals Corp. pending
The Latest
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds
Derek Kravitz, Consumer Reports
Most Deceptive Ads of 2025
Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.
Cartice
Watch out for this company’s sketchy sale.
Worst False Ad Settlements of 2025
Some class-action settlements that left consumers out in the cold.