Coffee Mate Creamers
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as containing “2X More” creamer
Nestle Coffee-Mate Creamers
September 2016: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
March 2016: A federal judge dismissed this lawsuit finding, among other things, that the allegedly false marketing claims are permitted under FDA regulations. The lawsuit was dismissed without leave to amend. To learn more about all of the reasons the lawsuit was dismissed, click here to read the court order. The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal.
April 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestle for, among other things, allegedly falsely marketing Coffee-Mate creamers as containing “0g Trans Fat” when, in reality, the creamers contain “dangerous levels of trans fat.” (Backus et al v. Nestle USA Inc., Case No. 15-cv-1963, N. D. CA.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits filed against Nestle and TINA.org’s coverage of the company, click here.
Class-Action Tracker
Several Flavors of Coffee Mate Creamers
Allegations: Coffee creamers contain fewer servings than advertised
Coffee Mate Caramel Latte Powdered Coffee Creamer
Allegations: Coffee creamer contains fewer servings than advertised
Coffee Mate Powdered Coffee Creamers
Allegations: Products do not contain the advertised number of servings
Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Oat Milk Creamer
Allegations: Falsely advertising that the flavoring ingredient is vanilla when the ingredients list reveals that the prodct contains unspecified “Natural Flavor” and testing shows that the vanilla flavor comes from…
Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamers
In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé for allegedly deceptively marketing that the flavoring ingredient in Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer is vanilla when, according…
Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer
In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the flavoring ingredient in Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer is vanilla when, according…
Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Vanilla Creamer
In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestlé USA, Inc. for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the flavor in its Coffee Mate Natural Bliss dairy creamer comes from vanilla…
Coffee-mate Creamers
January 2020: A federal judge denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint finding that the plaintiffs fixed the problems with the complaint and met the heightened pleading standard…
Nestle’s “No GMO Ingredients” Certification
In July 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestle USA for allegedly misleadingly marketing that an independent third party certifies products – including Lean Cuisine Marketplace frozen dinners and…
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