Quaker Oats Granola Bars, Oatmeals, and Cereals
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a dangerous pesticide
Quaker Oats Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal
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 10, 2017 to file an amended complaint.
June 2017: A Consolidated Class Action Complaint was filed making similar allegations.
May 2017: These cases were consolidated into one lawsuit. (In re Quaker Oats Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal Litigation, Case No. 16-cv-1442, C. D. CA.)
2016: Between March and June 2016, multiple class-action lawsuits were filed against The Quaker Oats Company for allegedly misleadingly marketing Quaker Oats Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal products as containing maple syrup or maple sugar when they actually do not contain such ingredients. Click on the case information below to read the complaints.
- Aliano et al v. The Quaker Oats Company, Case No. 16-cv-3087, N. D. IL.
- Drey et al v. The Quaker Oats Company, Case No. 16-cv-4293, N. D. IL.
- Eisenlord et al v. The Quaker Oats Company and Does 1-5, Case No. 16-cv-1442, C. D. CA.
- Gates et al v. The Quaker Oats Company, Case No. 16-cv-1944, D. NJ.
- Phung et al v. The Quaker Oats Company, Case No. 16-cv-6215, N. D. IL.
For more information about other class-action lawsuits filed against The Quaker Oats Company and TINA.org’s coverage of the company, click here.
Class-Action Tracker
Various Quaker Oats Bars and Cereals
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain, or are at risk of containing, salmonella
Quaker Oats Granola Bars, Cereals, and Other Products
Allegations: Marketing products as high quality and beneficial to health without disclosing that they contain, or are at risk of containing, a harmful bacteria
Chocolate in Starbucks, Mars, and The Quaker Oats Company Products
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that cocoa has been harvested following ethical and environmentally responsible standards
SIMPLY Granola Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as if the only ingredients are the ones shown on the front label
Quaker Granola Bars
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as having “No Artificial Preservatives”
Quaker Oats Products
Various Quaker Oats Products
Quaker Oats Natural Claims
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