Quaker Oats Granola Bars, Oatmeals, and Cereals
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a dangerous pesticide
Herendeen et al. v. The Quaker Oats Co.
23-cv-17103, N.D. Ill.
(Dec. 2023)
Quaker Oats granola bars, cereals, and other products
Marketing products as high quality and beneficial to health without disclosing that they contain, or are at risk of containing, a harmful bacteria (salmonella)
Pending
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a dangerous pesticide
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain, or are at risk of containing, salmonella
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that cocoa has been harvested following ethical and environmentally responsible standards
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”
February 2019: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
In October 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Pepsico and The Quaker Oats Company for allegedly deceptively marketing products – including Quaker Old Fashioned Oats, Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Quaker…
May 2018: After the Panitch case was stayed pending the outcome in Gibson, a federal judge granted the company’s motion for judgment in Panitch and entered a judgment in favor…
October 2017: A federal judge dismissed this action finding that state law claims were preempted by federal law and the complaint failed to state a claim. Plaintiffs have until November…
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