
Evian’s “Carbon Neutral” Claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the product is “carbon neutral” when carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere during manufacturing
Jasper et al. v. Danone North America Public Benefit Corp.
23-cv-6219, S.D.N.Y.
(Dec. 2022)
International Delight Coffee Creamers, including White Chocolate Raspberry and Hazelnut flavors
Misleadingly marketing products as coffee creamer when the ingredients list reveals water and palm oil are substituted for dairy ingredients and the only dairy ingredient is a small amount of sodium caseinate
Pending
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the product is “carbon neutral” when carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere during manufacturing
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Natural Spring Water” when they contain microplastics
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Made With Real Cream”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products provide “4g Protein” when one serving provides only 1 gram of protein
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as coffee creamers when the ingredients list reveals that they do not contain a significant amount of cream or dairy ingredients
Brands named in litigation include SlimFast, Silk and Beyond Meat, among others.
TINA.org is currently tracking 70 class actions challenging claims that a variety of foods and beverages are truly vanilla.
Courts weigh in on legal term.
A majority have faced false-ad challenges within past five years.
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