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…
Market Pantry Parmesan 100% Grated Cheese
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 were filed against Target for allegedly falsely marketing Market Pantry Parmesan 100% Grated Cheese as 100% parmesan cheese when, in reality, it contains significant amounts of fillers, such as cellulose derived from wood pulp. To read some of the complaints, click on the case information below.
- Bundy et al v. Target Corporation, Case No. 16-cv-475, M. D. PA.
- Saitta et al v. Target Corporation, Case No. 16-cv-10586, D. MA.
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding parmesan cheese and TINA.org’s coverage of the product, click here.
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