Purina’s Cat Chow and Kitten Chow
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing pet food as healthy
Purina Pet Foods
April 2020: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 20-cv-467, E.D. Mo.)
March 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestle Purina Petcare Company for allegedly falsely advertising that Purina products – including Alpo Prime Classics, Beneful Healthy Weight, Cat Chow, Dog Chow, Friskies, and others – are safe and not a risk to animals when, according to plaintiffs, the products contain glyphosate, which is allegedly a carcinogen in animals. (Jacquin et al v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company, Case No. 2022-CC-00473, Missouri State Court – St. Louis)
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