
Optimum Nutrition Essential Energy Powder Supplements
Allegations: Misleadingly using slack-filled containers
Cawley et al. v. KSF Acquisition Corp. d/b/a SlimFast
21-cv-9421, S.D.N.Y.
(Nov. 2021)
SlimFast meal replacement products
Falsely marketing that products are “clinically proven” to help consumers “lose weight & keep it off” when scientific evidence does not support such claims
Pending
Allegations: Misleadingly using slack-filled containers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the product as having “Zero Added Sugar”
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing no artificial sweeteners
Allegations: Falsely marketing products that products are natural and contain more calories than advertised
Allegations: Falsely marketing that foods do not contain any genetically modified ingredients (GMOs)
In August 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Glanbia Performance Nutrition for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the flavoring ingredient in ThinkThin and Think! oatmeal cups and packets is vanilla…
Brands named in litigation include SlimFast, Silk and Beyond Meat, among others.
Recent inquiry takes aim at company’s “clinically proven” weight-loss claims, with a somewhat surprising result.
NAD decision takes aim at advertising “formatted as editorial content.”