Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookie
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as shortbread, which consumers expect to have butter, when the ingredients list reveals the cookies contain vegetable oils instead of butter
Ginger Snaps Cookies
A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Mondelēz International for allegedly falsely advertising Ginger Snaps cookies. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Mondelēz markets Ginger Snaps as healthful, natural, and not harmful to the cardiovascular system when, according to the plaintiffs, the cookies actually contain dangerous levels of partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) and thus artificial trans fat, which causes cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. The lawsuit was originally filed in state court in March 2017 and transferred to federal court in May 2017. (Winn et al v. Mondelēz International, Inc. and Pak ‘N Save, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-2524, N. D. CA.)
For more information about other trans-fat related class-action lawsuits and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
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Enjoy Life Lentil Chips
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as being “high protein” when they are not
Chocolate from Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Others
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
Fudge Covered Mint Creme Oreo Cookies
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as covered in fudge when the covering is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients not found in fudge
Ritz Honey Wheat Crackers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in crackers
Sour Patch Kids
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging
belVita Breakfast Products
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as nutritious when they contain high levels of added sugar and increase the risk of chronic diseases
Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookies
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as shortbread when they are missing an ingredient found in shortbread and contain ingredients not found in shortbread
Boxes of Swedish Fish Candy
In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Mondelez International for allegedly misleadingly using You know when you buy a big bag of chips, and you’re all psyched for…
Oreo Cookies
July 2020: A federal judge dismissed the Harris case When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. concluding that the made with “real” cocoa representation was not…
Honey Maid Graham Crackers
In January 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Mondelēz Global for allegedly misleadingly representing that graham flour (a whole wheat flour) is the primary ingredient in the crackers when,…
Packaging of Go-Paks
September 2017: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. (Case No. 17-15126, 9th Cir.) January 2017: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal…
Boxes of Swedish Fish
April 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. February 2018: A federal…
Nabisco Newton Cookies
May 2015: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the case. October 2013: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the dismissal. September…
Sour Patch Watermelon Candy
October 2016: A federal judge dismissed this complaint finding that the named plaintiff did not have standing (i.e., a proper basis) for injunctive relief, failed to allege an injury, and…
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