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Nips Caramel Hard Candies
Case Name (Date)
Gardner et al. v. Ferrara Candy Co.
22-cv-1272, N.D. Ill.
(March 2022)
Product/Service
Nips Caramel Hard Candies
Allegations
Misleadingly marketing caramel candies as “rich & creamy” when the candies do not contain butter or cream and the fat content comes almost exclusively from vegetable fat
Status
Class-Action Tracker
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