Fruit Gushers
Allegations: False natural claims
Fruit By The Foot, Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups and Other Fruit-Flavored Snacks
Case Name (Date)
Hayes et al v. General Mills, Inc. et al
19-cv-5626, N.D. Ill.
(Aug. 2019)
Product/Service
Various fruit-flavored snacks, including Fruit by the Foot, Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks, Mott’s, Fiber One, and Sunkist
Allegations
Falsely advertising products as containing no artificial flavors when they contain a synthetic ingredient (DL-Malic Acid)
Status
Pending
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