December 2014: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons have not been disclosed.
March 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Orgain for allegedly misleadingly marketing its nutritional shakes, including Orgain Creamy Chocolate Fudge, Orgain Sweet Vanilla Bean, and Orgain Healthy Kids – Strawberry. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the company represents that the shakes contain “evaporated cane juice” when they actually contain sugar. In addition, plaintiffs claim that the company represents that the products are “rich in antioxidants” without identifying specific antioxidants, in violation of federal regulations. (Chang et al v. Orgain, Inc. d/b/a Orgain, Case No. 14-cv-01515, E. D. NY.).
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that the flavoring ingredient is vanilla when the ingredients list shows that the product contains unspecified “Natural Flavors” and testing reveals that the vanilla flavor comes from…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as vanilla
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing protein powder as vanilla and providing “clean nutrition”
In October 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Orgain for allegedly falsely advertising that the flavoring ingredient in its Organic Nutrition Vanilla Shakes is vanilla when, according to plaintiffs,…
In February 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Orgain, Inc. for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the exclusive flavor in Orgain Organic Protein Almondmilk is vanilla when, according to plaintiffs,…
In October 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Orgain, Inc. for allegedly falsely advertising Orgain Organic Nutrition Shakes as containing “16g Protein” when, according to plaintiffs, testing shows that…
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