CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims
A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
Class-Action Tracker
Information about federal false advertising class actions filed around the country. Please note, our list is neither comprehensive nor reflective of TINA.org’s opinion.
CATrends: Advertised Apartment Rental Prices
Watch out for hidden fees.
CATrends: Packed in ‘100% Fruit Juice’
Lawsuits allege “100%” marketing on front label is misleading.
Class Actions
Fresh Bread from Whole Foods, Wegmans Food Markets, and Acme Markets
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…
Dr. Brown’s Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe, BPA free, and suitable for babies and young children when harmful microplastics are released into food and drinks when the products are heated
Sportsmix and Other Pet Foods from Midwestern Pet Foods
Allegations: Falsely marketing pet foods as suitable for and providing nutrition to animals when they contain dangerous amounts of the toxin aflatoxin
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”
Whole Foods Products
November 2018: This action was dismissed because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have not been disclosed. January 2018: This case was reopened after the appeals…
Huggies Simply Clean Fragrance Free Baby Wipes
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain or are at risk of containing harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Parent’s Choice Baby Petroleum Jelly Skin Protectant
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as hypoallergenic
Huggies Simply Clean Fragrance Free Baby Wipes
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as clean, gentle, safe, hypoallergenic, and plant-based
Kirkland Signature Baby Wipes
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “made with Naturally Derived Ingredients”
Hello Bello Premium Baby and Kids Shampoo & Body Wash
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as hypoallergenic