Gerber Good Start Grow Stage 3
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as nutritionally appropriate for toddlers
SweeTARTS
February 2019: A federal judge preliminarily approved a proposed settlement agreement. According to its terms, the company agreed, for a period of two years, to remove the phrase “No Artificial Flavors” from marketing materials and packaging for SweeTARTS and to identify when dl-malic acid is an ingredient in SweeTARTS products. The settlement does not provide class members with monetary relief. A final fairness hearing is scheduled for May 31, 2019.
April 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Nestle USA for allegedly falsely advertising SweeTARTS candies as natural and containing no artificial flavors when, according to plaintiffs, they contain synthetic, chemical, and artificial flavoring ingredients. (Littlejohn v. Nestle USA, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-658, S. D. CA.)
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Class-Action Tracker
Boxes of Various Nestle Candies
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes for candies
Boxes of Raisinets, Sno Caps, Nerds and Other Candies
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes for candies
Several Flavors of Coffee Mate Creamers
Allegations: Coffee creamers contain fewer servings than advertised
Coffee Mate Caramel Latte Powdered Coffee Creamer
Allegations: Coffee creamer contains fewer servings than advertised
Coffee Mate Powdered Coffee Creamers
Allegations: Products do not contain the advertised number of servings
Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bars
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as vanilla ice cream dipped in milk chocolate
Friskies Party Mix Natural Yums
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing no preservatives
Boost Glucose Control Supplements
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products help manage blood sugar, control glucose, and are “designed for people with diabetes”
Perrier Lime Sparkling Water
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “lime”
Purina’s Cat Chow and Kitten Chow
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing pet food as healthy
Gerber Yogurt Melts and Gerber Fruit & Veggies Melts
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Preservatives”
Purina, Fancy Feast, Other Pet Foods
Allegations: False natural claims
Orgain Kids Protein Organic Nutritional Shake
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain a specific amount of grass-fed protein
Recyclability Claims on Dasani, Poland Spring and Other Bottled Waters
Allegations: False “100% Recyclable” claims
Boost Glucose Control Drinks
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that drinks are “designed for people with diabetes” to “help manage blood sugar” without adequate scientific evidence to support such claims
Nestlé USA’s Chocolates
Allegations: Deceptively labeling chocolates in a way to make consumers believe that the cocoa used in them was produced using environmentally and socially responsible standards
Fancy Feast Tuna Products
Allegations: False “Dolphin Safe” claims
Coffee Mate Creamers
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as containing “2X More” creamer
Gerber Good Start Grow
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as nutritionally appropriate for toddlers when they contain less protein and more added sugar and carbohydrates than recommended Misleadingly marketing Good Start Grow as distinct from…
Chocolate from Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Others
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
Ovaltine
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as a “good source” of 12 vitamins and minerals when they are not unless other ingredients are added to them Falsely marketing products as containing “No…
Nestle Toll House Premier White Chocolate Morsels
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as white chocolate
Carnation Strawberry Sensation Breakfast Essentials
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as containing “13g protein” without adequately disclosing that they actually contain 5 grams of protein
Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Almond Ice Cream Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that ice cream is covered in milk chocolate when the ingredients list reveals the coating contains an ingredient not found in chocolate
Poland Spring’s Raspberry Lime Sparkling Water
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing sparkling waters as being flavored “with a twist of raspberry lime” without adequately disclosing that the waters contain “Natural Flavors”
Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the coating is “Rich Milk Chocolate” when it contains an ingredient not found in chocolate
Gerber Baby Foods and Drinks
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Non-GMO”
IBgard Peppermint Oil
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the supplement is “clinically proven to Help Relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome” without competent and reliable scientific evidence to support such claims
Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that water is from springs in the Arrowhead Mountain without adequately disclosing that water is sourced from springs in six different locations
Purina Pro Plan and Beneful Pet Foods
Allegations: False “grain free” and “No corn, wheat or soy” claims
Several Brands of Baby Foods
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
Beech-Nut and Gerber Baby Foods
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
Gerber Baby Food Products
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
Gerber and Happy Brand Baby Foods
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
Earth’s Best and Gerber Baby Foods
Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Oat Milk Creamer
Allegations: Falsely advertising that the flavoring ingredient is vanilla when the ingredients list reveals that the prodct contains unspecified “Natural Flavor” and testing shows that the vanilla flavor comes from…
Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamers
Häagen-Dazs Coffee Almond Crunch Ice Cream Bars
Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer
Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Vanilla Creamer
Purina Pet Foods
Nesquik
Coffee-mate Creamers
Nestle Pure Life Purified Bottled Water
Good Start Formula
Gerber Good Start Formula
Good Start Infant Formula
Gerber Baby Food
Nestle’s “No GMO Ingredients” Certification
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
Gerber Good Start Gentle Infant Formula
Chocolate Products from Nestlé USA
Boxes of Raisinets
Tradewinds Iced Tea
Juicy Juice
Nestlé Eskimo Pie
Beneful Dog Food
Purina’s Beneful Dog Food Products
Gerber Graduates Puffs and Gerber Graduates Organic Puffs
Nestle Coffee-Mate Creamers
Good Start Gentle
Dreyer’s and Edy’s “All Natural” Fruit Bars
“Beggin” Dog Treats
Nestlé Chocolate Products
Lean Cuisine Frozen Meals
Beneful Dry and Kibble Dog Foods
Fancy Feast Cat Food
Gerber Good Start Gentle
Nestle Boost Kid Essentials
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