Siete Chips
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as made using avocado oil
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)
Pure Leaf tea
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
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as made using avocado oil
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products hydrate “better than water” and contain no artificial flavors
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as natural and containing no artificial flavors
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “no artificial flavors”
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as containing no artificial flavors or preservatives
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% Whole Grain”
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as containing “No Artificial Flavors”
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Artificial Preservatives”
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing natural ingredients and no artificial or preservative ingredients
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging that is more than half empty
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain, or are at risk of containing, salmonella
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing no artificial flavors or preservatives
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a dangerous pesticide
Allegations: Marketing products as high quality and beneficial to health without disclosing that they contain, or are at risk of containing, a harmful bacteria
Allegations: Falsely marketing juices as containing “no preservatives”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “100% Juice Blend[s]” that contain “No Preservatives”
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that cocoa has been harvested following ethical and environmentally responsible standards
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing beverages as “Real Healthy Hydration,” having “No Sugar Added,” and being an “Excellent Source of Vitamin A & C” without meeting the FDA’s requirements to make such…
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as if the only ingredients are the ones shown on the front label
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as having “No Artificial Preservatives”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that lime is a flavoring ingredient in the chips when the ingredients list reveals the chips do not contain any limes and the flavor comes from unspecified…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that sour cream is a flavoring ingredient when the sour cream flavor comes from an artificial ingredient
Class-action lawsuit asks: Where’s the mint?
Ingredients contradict claims that frozen dessert is ‘non-GMO, vegan and gluten-free.’
How much of the real fruit pictured on the label actually makes it in these products?
Spoiler: It’s not so much the overall care that is plant-based but rather specific moisturizing ingredients.
It’s disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.