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Allegations: Falsely marketing products as natural
June 2016: All of these lawsuits (except Brahler) were transferred to multidistrict litigation (MDL) to be heard together. For more information about the MDL, click here.
Early 2016: In February, March, and April 2016, multiple class-action lawsuits were filed against Kraft Heinz Foods Company for allegedly falsely advertising its 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese as, among other things, containing 100% Parmesan cheese when the product actually contains significant amounts of fillers, such as cellulose derived from wood pulp. Click on the case information below to read some of the complaints.
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding parmesan cheese and TINA.org’s coverage of the product, click here.
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as natural
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are made with “All Natural Ingredients”
Allegations: Falsely marketing the product as containing no artificial preservatives
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing parmesan cheese products as “100%” grated parmesan cheese
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain harmful substances
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe for consumption by using the phrase “100% Freshness Guaranteed” without disclosing that they contain unsafe levels of lead
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as food “Parents Trust” without disclosing that they contain harmful substances
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Made With Real Cheese”
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain no artificial preservatives when they contain preservative ingredients
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “No Artificial Preservatives” when they contain an artificial preservative ingredient
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Artificial Flavors”
Allegations: Falsely advertising that the microwavable cups are “ready in 3 ½ minutes”
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Artificial Colors, Flavors or Preservatives”
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “all natural” and healthy when they contain harmful synthetic chemicals
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products make eight quarts of lemonade when they make only six quarts of lemonade
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in Bagel Bites Pizza Snacks
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain dangerous and harmful ingredients
Allegations: Falsely marketing cheese as natural
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as being made with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce when they’re not
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as being made with butter crackers when the crackers used in the products are actually made with vegetables oils instead of butter
Allegations: Falsely marketing that Bagel Bites are made with mozzarella cheese when they actually contain a cheese blend
Lawsuits allege “real cheese” food products contain fillers.
Erika Wheless, Adage
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