McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Sandwiches
Allegations: Marketing sandwiches as safe
April 2018: A federal judge dismissed the Killeen complaint concluding that consumers had enough information to compare prices because the prices are listed on the menus.
December 2016: Two class-action lawsuits were filed against McDonald’s for allegedly deceptively advertising Extra Value Meals using the phrase “Extra Value” when the meals actually cost more than the total cost of the individual items. For more information, click on the links below.
Allegations: Marketing sandwiches as safe
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising that breakfast combo meals come with orange juice when customers who order orange juice as part of their meal are charged an added surcharge and, as a…
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising the size of beef patties and amount of toppings on sandwiches
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “safe” and “sustainable” when the product packaging contains substances that make them unsafe for humans and harmful to the environment
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising vanilla as the flavoring ingredient
In September 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s for allegedly falsely advertising the price of its Sausage McMuffin on the “value menu” as $1 when, according to plaintiffs,…
November 2018: This case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 18-cv-9354, C. D. CA.) September 2018: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s for allegedly failing to…
A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s regarding the marketing of its Quarter Pounder® and Double Quarter Pounder® hamburgers. The complaint, which was originally filed in May 2018…
In November 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s for allegedly deceptively advertising that the chicken in various sandwiches, salads, and wraps is “100% Chicken Breast” when, according to…
In January 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s for allegedly falsely marketing its Mozzarella Cheese Sticks as being made with “pure mozzarella,” “real mozzarella,” and “100% real cheese”…
TINA.org has tracked more than 100 lawsuits alleging greenwashing.
Lawsuits challenge the amount of meat and toppings depicted in fast-food marketing images.
Class-action lawsuits target human and environmentally-friendly claims.
TINA.org is currently tracking 70 class actions challenging claims that a variety of foods and beverages are truly vanilla.
The culprit: rib meat.