Target
TINA.org investigated Target’s website – www.target.com – and found that false and deceptive Made in the USA labeling issues were widespread on its site, including product specifications that falsely stated…
Gouwens et al. v. Target Corp.
22-cv-50016, N.D. Ill.
(Jan. 2022)
Market Pantry Fruit Punch Liquid Water Enhancer
False natural claims
Dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
TINA.org investigated Target’s website – www.target.com – and found that false and deceptive Made in the USA labeling issues were widespread on its site, including product specifications that falsely stated…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Naturally Flavored” and “Made With Real Fruit Filling”
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “100% Fruit Juice”
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as natural
In February 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Target for allegedly misleadingly representing that the main ingredient in Market Pantry Graham Crackers is graham flour (a coarse, whole grain…
June 2016: This case was transferred to a multidistrict litigation (MDL) to be heard with similar lawsuits. To learn more about the MDL, click here. March 2016: A class-action lawsuit was…
June 2016: Both of these cases were transferred to multidistrict litigation (MDL) to be heard with similar cases. For more information about the MDL, click here. March 2016: Two class-action lawsuits…
July 2016: This case was transferred to multidistrict litigation (MDL) to be heard with similar lawsuits. To learn more about the MDL, click here. June 2016: Multiple class-action lawsuits regarding various…
MADISON, CONN. August 22, 2019– Consumer advocacy organization, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), filed a formal petition today requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) use its rulemaking authority to expand its enforcement…
A review of TINA.org’s work uncovering (and putting an end to) deceptive made in the USA ad campaigns.
Class-action lawsuits allege these snacks are graham crackers in name only.
TINA.org found the German automaker didn’t have the support to claim its Sprinter van was “built in the USA.”
In honor of the Fourth of July, a reminder that not all “USA-made” products meet the legal definition.