Beef Products from Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, JBS USA Food, and National Beef Packing Company
Allegations: Deceptively marketing beef as “Product of the USA”
Tyson Frozen Breaded Chicken
November 2014: This action 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 disclosed.
October 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Tyson Foods, Inc. for allegedly falsely marketing several frozen breaded chicken products – including Chicken Nuggets, Crispy Chicken Strips, Chicken Patties, and Chicken Breast Fillets – as “100% all natural” or made with “100% all natural ingredients” when the breading, flour, and feed given to the chickens are actually made with genetically modified ingredients. (Petkevicius et al v. Tyson Foods, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-4655, N. D. CA.).
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Prime Pork
June 2020: A federal judge dismissed this case When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. finding that plaintiffs did not plausibly allege that reasonable consumers would…
Nudges Dog Treats
December 2015: The complaint was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet…
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