Sea Salt Popcorners
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging that is more than half empty
Pure Leaf Tea
Case Name (Date)
Daldalian et al. v. Pepsico, Inc., Conopco, Inc. d/b/a Unilever and Pepsi Lipton Partnership d/b/a Pure Leaf Tea
25-cv-1491, C.D. Cal.
(Feb. 2025)
Product/Service
Pure Leaf tea
Allegations
Falsely marketing products as “Brewed in USA” when they contain tea and other ingredients that come from outside of the United States, including India, Kenya, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka
Status
Pending
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Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain, or are at risk of containing, salmonella
Smartfood Popcorns
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing no artificial flavors or preservatives
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Quaker Oats Granola Bars, Cereals, and Other Products
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IZZE Sparkling Juices
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Ceres Juices
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “100% Juice Blend[s]” that contain “No Preservatives”
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Ruffles Baked Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips
Naked Pure Coconut Water
Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream Potato Chips
Trop 50 Fruit Juices and other Tropicana Drinks
Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips
Tropicana Essentials Probiotics Fruit Juices
Tropicana Orange Juice
Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Orange Juice with Calcium & Vitamin D
Diet Pepsi
Various Quaker Oats Products
Izze Sparkling Beverages
Pure Leaf Iced Tea “All Natural” Claims
Quaker Oats Natural Claims
Frito-Lay’s Food Products
Naked Juice
Frito-Lay’s Pretzels
Lay’s Potato Chips, Fritos, and Other Frito-Lay Snacks
Pepsi One
Pepsi One Soft Drinks
Pepsi Soft Drinks
KeVita Kombucha Beverages
Frito-Lay “All Natural” Bean Dip
Quaker Oats Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal
Naked Pressed Juices
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Spitz Sunflower Seeds
Izze Sodas
Pepsi One and Diet Pepsi
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