Pringles® Salt and Vinegar Chips
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “No Artificial Flavors”
Pringles Chips and More
June 2019: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiffs and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to the class members.
May 2019: The parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have not yet been disclosed.
January 2019: A federal judge denied class certification finding that the plaintiffs did not provide a way to calculate economic injury and failed to establish standing for injunctive relief claims.
August 2018: The stay was lifted.
April 2016: A federal judge stayed this case in its entirety pending the resolution of a related case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Bishop v. 7-Eleven) and the issuance of guidance from the FDA.
November 2015: A federal judge granted a partial stay of this case pending the resolution of three related appeals (Brazil v. Dole Packaged Foods, Jones v. ConAgra Foods, and Kosta v. Del Monte Corp.).
2012: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Procter & Gamble and Kellogg Company regarding the marketing of Pringles and MorningStar Farms Hickory BBQ Riblets. Specifically, the complaint, which was later amended in 2015, alleges that the marketing for Pringles, which contain more than 13 grams of fat and “0g Trans Fat”, fails to include a mandatory disclosure statement informing consumers that the chips contain harmful ingredients and may cause diet-related diseases or conditions, in violation of federal law. The complaint also alleges that the company misleadingly labels MorningStar Farms Hickory BBQ Riblets as containing evaporated cane juice when, according to the complaint, they actually contain sugar. (Samet v. Procter & Gamble Company, Kellogg Company, and Kellogg Sales Company, Case No. 12-cv-01891, N.D. Cal.).
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Class-Action Tracker
Several Kellogg’s Cereals
Allegations: Misleadingly including strawberries in photographs on the front of cereal boxes when the products don’t contain any strawberries
Kellogg’s Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging
Kashi Ripe Strawberry Soft Baked Breakfast Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in bars
Morningstar Farms VEGGIE Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “veggie”
Harvest Wheat Toasteds Crackers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ingredients in crackers
Kashi Go Cinnamon Crisp Cereal
Allegations: Cereals contain less protein than advertised
Kashi Honey Almond Flax Chewy Granola Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Made With Wildflower Honey” when honey is not the predominant sweetening ingredient
Kashi Mixed Berry Soft Baked Breakfast Bar
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in breakfast bars
Special K Cranberry Almond Chewy Nut Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing bars as “Cranberry Almond”
Strawberry Pop-Tarts
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the filling as strawberry when it contains significant amounts of other fruits in addition to strawberries
Frosted Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the product contains fudge when it is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients that are not found in fudge
Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the only fruit ingredient is strawberries
Kashi Ripe Strawberry Breakfast Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients used in the fruit filling and as the primary sweetener in products
Kellogg’s Cereals and Nutri-Grain Products
Allegations: Deceptively marketing breakfast cereals as healthy when they contain high amounts of sugar
Kashi Mixed Berry Soft Baked Breakfast Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients that are in the filling of Kashi bars
Promotions on Boxes of Eggo Waffles, Pop Tarts, and Kellogg’s Cereals
Bear Naked Granola Fit V’nilla Almond
Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Smart Start, and Nutri-Grain Bars
Keebler Graham Cracker Products
Cheez-It Whole Grain Crackers
Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars and Cracklin’ Oat Bran Cereal
Gardenburgers
Kashi
Kashi’s All Natural Claims
Kellogg’s® Special K® Fruit & Yogurt Cereal
Kashi Brand Products
Kashi Food Products and More
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