CATrends: Deceptive Deals
The holiday shopping season is here. Tread carefully.
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: ‘Daily Fantasy Sports’
Lawsuits throw the red flag on a number of DFS platforms.
CATrends: Hypoallergenic Marketing Claims
A rash of lawsuits allege companies are misleading consumers.
Class Actions
Crown Creamery and World’s Fair Vanilla Ice Creams
Hood Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Allegations: Misleadingly adding “exhausted vanilla bean seeds” that do not add any vanilla flavor to the ice cream to make consumers think it contains more vanilla than it does
Almond Breeze Vanilla Almondmilk
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as containing vanilla when the ingredient list does not include vanilla but rather discloses that the products contain unspecified “Natural Flavor”
Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream
Almond Breeze Almondmilk Vanilla Yogurt Alternative
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing yogurt as “vanilla with other natural flavors” when the ingredients list shows that the product contains more “Natural Flavors” than vanilla extract
Sleepytime Vanilla Herbal Tea
Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream
Allegations: Falsely marketing the exclusive flavoring ingredient is vanilla when most of the flavor does not come from vanilla beans
Prairie Farms Small Batch Premium Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream
Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Creams
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the vanilla flavor in products comes from the vanilla plant