March 2023: The case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled..
February 2022: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint alleging that the cake mix is misleadingly marketed as “Naturally Flavored” and containing “No Artificial Flavors” when it contains artificial flavors.
January 2022: The Court dismissed the lawsuit When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled..
April 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Wegmans Food Markets for allegedly misleading representing on the front label of its Vanilla Cake Mix that the flavoring ingredient is vanilla when, according to plaintiffs, the product contains flavoring ingredients that are not derived from the vanilla bean. According to the complaint, the ingredients list for the cake mix does not include a vanilla ingredient and reveals that the product contains “Natural Flavor” instead. (Santiful et al v. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Case No. 20-cv-2933, S.D.N.Y.)
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In May 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Wegmans Food Markets for allegedly misleadingly claiming that the flavor in its Lowfat Yogurt comes from “vanilla with other natural flavors”…
In April 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Wegmans Food Markets for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the exclusive flavoring ingredient in Wegmans Organic Soy Vanilla Soymilk is vanilla when,…
In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Wegmans Food Markets for allegedly misleadingly marketing its French Vanilla Ice Cream by representing that the ice cream contains “No Artificial…
In October 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Wegmans Food Markets for allegedly misleadingly marketing vanilla ice creams as containing vanilla when, according to plaintiffs, the ingredient lists do…
August 2015: A federal judge dismissed these three related actions finding, among other things, that plaintiffs did not properly plead the fraud-based allegations. Click here to read the court’s decision…
TINA.org is currently tracking 70 class actions challenging claims that a variety of foods and beverages are truly vanilla.
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