Welch’s Fruit ‘n Yogurt Products
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are made with yogurt when they are actually made with a candy-like coating
Welch’s 100% Juices and Natural Spreads
October 2015: This case was stayed pending the outcome of related cases in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 2014: A federal judge allowed a class-action lawsuit against Welch Foods to continue. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2012, alleges that, among other things, the company misleadingly labels products. Specifically, plaintiffs claim that the company misleadingly labels 100% Juices as having “no sugar added” when the juices actually contain sugar and without adequately disclosing that the juices are not low in calories, as required by federal regulations. In addition, plaintiffs claim that the company misleadingly labels Natural Spreads as “all natural” when they actually contain artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. (Park et al v. Welch Foods Inc., Case No. 12-cv-06449, N.D. Cal.).
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Welch’s Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “No Preservatives”
Welch’s Light Grape Juice
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain no artificial preservatives
Welch’s Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as covered in yogurt
Welch’s Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Falsely marketing fruit snacks as containing “No Preservatives”
Welch’s Reduced Sugar Fruit Snacks, Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks, and Certain Boxes of Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging
Welch’s 100% Juices
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that juices “Help[] Support a Healthy Heart” when such claims are not true
Boxes of Welch’s Reduced Sugar Fruit Snacks and Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks
Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging
Welch’s Light Grape Juices
Allegations: Falsely advertising that juices contain “No Artificial Flavors” when they contain artificial flavoring chemicals
Welch’s Grape Juices
Welch’s Fruit Snacks Fiber Claims
Welch’s Fruit Snacks
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