Fruity Pebbles “Family Size” Boxes of Cereal
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are “Family Size” boxes that contain 15 servings of cereal when they contain only approximately 12.2 servings
Post Cereals
June 2021: The Court granted final approval of the settlement agreement.
February 2021: The Court preliminarily approved a settlement agreement. Go to https://www.addedsugarclassaction.com/ for more information.
August 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Post Foods for allegedly deceptively marketing Post cereals as healthy when the cereals actually contain excessive amounts of sugar and, as a result, are likely to increase the risk of illnesses. (An amended complaint was filed in 2017.) (Krommenhock et al v. Post Foods LLC, Case No. 16-cv-4958, N.D. Cal.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding cereals and TINA.org’s coverage of the products, click here.
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Rachael Ray Pet Foods
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as “Natural Food” that contain “No Artificial Preservatives”
Mom’s Best Cereals Honey Nut Toasty O’s and Honey Grahams
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cereals as “Made with real honey”
Honey Bunches of Oats Breakfast Cereals
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that honey is the primary sweetener when the primary sweetener is sugar
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Honey Bunches of Oats
DYMATIZE Protein Products
Post® Shredded Wheat
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