Hershey’s Organic Chocolate Bars
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are made from ethically sourced and sustainable cocoa
White Kit Kat Bars
July 2020: A federal judge dismissed this case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The judge further concluded that allowing plaintiffs to amend their complaint would be futile because “reasonable consumer[s] would not be misled into believing that the wafers are dipped in white chocolate when the packaging does not mention chocolate.”
June 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against The Hershey Company for allegedly falsely marketing that certain Kit Kat bars contain white chocolate when, according to the complaint, the bars do not contain white chocolate. (Rivas et al v. The Hershey Company, Case No. 19-cv-3379, E.D.N.Y.)
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Hershey’s Products
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe and sustainable
Hershey’s and Lily’s Chocolates
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain harmful chemicals
Totally Cool Ice Creams
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a bacterium that could lead to serious health consequences
Lily’s Extra Dark Chocolate Bars
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain unsafe levels of lead
Hershey Chocolate Products
Allegations: Failing to disclose important information about chocolate products
Chocolate from Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Others
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
Hershey’s Hot Fudge Topping
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the topping as fudge when the product is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients not found in fudge
White Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
ONE Protein Bars
Brookside Dark Chocolate Products
Boxes of Reese’s Pieces and Whoppers Candy
Chocolate Products from The Hershey Company
Bags of Hershey’s Kisses
Hershey Products
Ice Breakers® Ice Cubes Sugar-free Gum
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