
Boxes of Raisinets, Sno Caps, Nerds and Other Candies
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes for candies
Gardner et al. v. Ferrara Candy Co.
22-cv-1272, N.D. Ill.
(March 2022)
Nips Caramel Hard Candies
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
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes for candies
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Naturally Flavored” and “Made With Real Fruit Juice” when they contain an artificial flavoring ingredient
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing caramel candies as “rich and creamy” and “made with real milk” when the fat content comes from a vegetable oil
Allegations: Falsely advertising that candies do not contain artificial flavors when they contain a synthetic ingredient
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising that cookies are made with real fudge when they contain ingredients not found in fudge
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