CATrends: Products Marketed as Containing No Preservatives
Class-action lawsuits target preservative-free claims.
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.
Holiday Shopping: Separating the Real Deals from the Fake Ones
TINA.org offers some tips on how to avoid a shopping mishap this season.
CATrends: Adulterated Avocado Oil
Lawsuits accuse retailers of misleading consumers on the purity of their avocado oil.
Class Actions
my/mo Mochi Vanilla Ice Cream
January 2020: This case was voluntarily dismissed for undisclosed reasons. Click here and here to read each named plaintiff’s notice of voluntary dismissal. December 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed…
Kirkland Signature Chocolate Almond Dipped Vanilla Ice Cream Bar
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that ice cream bars are coated in chocolate when the coating contains ingredients not found in chocolate
Kirkland Signature Chocolate Almond Dipped Vanilla Ice Cream Bars
Allegations: Falsely marketing that ice cream bars are dipped in chocolate when the coating is actually a chocolate substitute
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
Turkey Hill Vanilla Ice Creams
In August 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Turkey Hill for allegedly misleadingly advertising that several varieties of its ice creams are vanilla ice cream when, according to the…
Breyers Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
In May 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Unilever for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the flavoring ingredient in Breyers Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream is vanilla when, according to plaintiffs,…
French Vanilla Ice Cream from Lidl
In December 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Lidl US, LLC for allegedly misleadingly marketing that vanilla is the exclusive flavoring ingredient in its French Vanilla Ice Cream when,…
Mochi Mochi Vanilla Ice Cream
In November 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against H Mart for allegedly misleadingly advertising that the flavoring in its mochi vanilla ice cream desserts comes exclusively from vanilla ingredients…
Cumberland Farms Farmhouse Creamery Vanilla Ice Creams
In September 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Cumberland Farms for allegedly misleadingly marketing that several flavors of its Farmhouse Creamery Deluxe ice creams contain vanilla ice cream when,…
Annie’s Homegrown Vanilla Ice Cream
In October 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Annie’s Homegrown for allegedly misleadingly marketing that its vanilla ice cream products contain vanilla when, according to plaintiffs, the ingredients list…