Wheat Thins
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are “100% WHOLE GRAIN”
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.)
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Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are “100% WHOLE GRAIN”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the company sources cocoa using sustainable practices that “help protect people & planet” when the company uses practices that harm the environment and perpetuate child and…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Whole Grain”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the filling is “made with real cheese”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe for children when they are not intended for and may be harmful to children
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain unsafe levels of toxic heavy metals
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as covered in fudge when the covering is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients not found in fudge
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Sugar Free Gum With Xylitol”
Allegations: Misleadingly including an image of a blue peppermint leaf on the packaging when the ingredients list reveals the gum does not contain any mint or peppermint ingredients and the…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the relief provided by and ingredients in Halls Honey Lemon Lozenges
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% whole grain” when they contain a refined grain ingredient
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as nutritious when they contain high levels of added sugar and increase the risk of chronic diseases
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
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as being “high protein” when they are not
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in crackers
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as shortbread when they are missing an ingredient found in shortbread and contain ingredients not found in shortbread
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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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