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Hood Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Case Name (Date)
Binns et al v. HP Hood LLC
21-cv-319, S.D.N.Y.
(Jan. 2021)
Product/Service
Hood Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Allegations
Misleadingly adding “exhausted vanilla bean seeds” that do not add any vanilla flavor to the ice cream to make consumers think it contains more vanilla than it does
Status
Pending
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