
Several Brands of Frozen Waffles and Pancakes
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products are contaminated with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes
May 2019: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Barrere et al v. Trader Joe’s Company, Case No. 19-cv-4297, C. D. CA.)
April 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Trader Joe’s for allegedly deceptively using slack-filled [link to glossary] boxes for its Trader Joe’s Dried Fruit brand products. Specifically, plaintiffs claim that 69% of the boxes are empty space. (Barrere et al v. Trader Joe’s Company, Case No. 19STCV12693, California State Court – Los Angeles)
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Allegations: Failing to disclose that products are contaminated with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as gluten free
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a bacterium that could lead to serious adverse health consequences
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain dangerous amounts of heavy metals
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising juices as “cold pressed” when they undergo high pressure processing after being extracted from fruits and vegetables
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ingredients in graham crackers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the filling as made with strawberry when it contains other fruits
Allegations: Deceptively underfilling cans of tuna
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that vanilla is the main flavoring ingredient when the flavor comes from artificial flavors
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as being 100% Manuka honey
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the flavor comes from vanilla and “other natural flavors” when the flavoring actually comes from artificial ingredients
Class-action complaint alleges whole fruit ingredients don’t tell the whole story.
The not-so-sweet truth about the missing star ingredient.
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Check to see if any of your fav foods made the list.
Ingredient labels can have surprises.