Quaker Oats Granola Bars, Oatmeals, and Cereals
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a dangerous pesticide
Campobasso et al. v. The Quaker Oats Co.
22-cv-6043, N.D. Ill.
(Nov. 2022)
SIMPLY granola products
Falsely marketing products as if the only ingredients are the ones shown on the front label when they actually contain several other ingredients, including wheat, sugar, and vegetable oils
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: Marketing products as high quality and beneficial to health without disclosing that they contain, or are at risk of containing, a harmful bacteria
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that cocoa has been harvested following ethical and environmentally responsible standards
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…
The not-so-sweet truth about the missing star ingredient.