
CATrends: Nutriwashing
Lawsuits allege foods and beverages aren’t as healthy as you might think.
January 2016: A federal judge dismissed this case finding that the claims failed to plausibly allege a likelihood of deception. The dismissal was When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. To read the full decision and learn about all of the reasons for the dismissal, click here.
July 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Stiletto Tools for allegedly falsely representing that its hammers are “100% Handcrafted” or “Handcrafted” when they are actually manufactured using a mechanized process. (Barrett et al v. Milwaukee Electric Tool, Inc. d/b/a Stiletto Tools, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-1804, S. D. CA.).
Lawsuits allege foods and beverages aren’t as healthy as you might think.
Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, Consumers’ Checkbook
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