Wegmans Vanilla Cake Mix

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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