Pepperidge Farm Texas Toast Class Action Pepperidge Farm Texas Toast In December 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Pepperidge Farm for allegedly deceptively marketing that its Texas Toast contains butter when, according to plaintiffs, only 2% (at most) of…
Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookie Class Action Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookie Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as shortbread, which consumers expect to have butter, when the ingredients list reveals the cookies contain vegetable oils instead of butter
Mrs. Smith’s Apple Pie Class Action Mrs. Smith’s Apple Pie Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that pie is “made with real butter” when the ingredients list reveals it contains more palm oil than butter
Bob Evans Ready-to-Eat Mashed Potatoes Class Action Bob Evans Ready-to-Eat Mashed Potatoes February 2020: A federal judge dismissed the complaint concluding, among other things, that reasonable consumers would not be misled by the marketing claims. June 2019: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint…
Mrs. Smith’s Original Flaky Crust Pies Class Action Mrs. Smith’s Original Flaky Crust Pies September 2019: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
Flavor Alert: Where’s the Maple? Consumer News Flavor Alert: Where’s the Maple? The not-so-sweet truth about the missing star ingredient.
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Math Doesn’t Always Add Up When Counting Carbs on Labels Consumer News Math Doesn’t Always Add Up When Counting Carbs on Labels Searching for low carb foods in the aisles of your local supermarket is not as straightforward as you would think.
Mrs. Smith’s Dutch Apple Pie Class Action Mrs. Smith’s Dutch Apple Pie Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Made With Real Butter”
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
Stop & Shop’s Homestyle Mashed Potatoes Class Action Stop & Shop’s Homestyle Mashed Potatoes In April 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Stop & Shop for allegedly falsely advertising its homestyle mashed potatoes as being “Made with Real Milk & Butter” when, according…
Lance Toast Chee Crackers Ad Alert Lance Toast Chee Crackers Advertised percent daily value of iron is half-baked, says the FDA.
KIND Snack Bars Class Action KIND Snack Bars August 2015: These actions were transferred to a New York court to be heard with other similar lawsuits. Click here to learn more about the case. (In Re KIND LLC…
Nature Valley Brand Granola Bars Class Action Nature Valley Brand Granola Bars November 2014: Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit because General Mills agreed to remove the 100% Natural claims from products containing unnatural ingredients. (Janney et al v. General Mills, Case No.…
FDA to rawoils.com, rejuvenative.com: Lose the Drug Claims Ad Alert FDA to rawoils.com, rejuvenative.com: Lose the Drug Claims Warning letter to Healthtime (aka Deer Garden Foods) outlines problems that run afoul of federal advertising law.
Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws? Consumer News Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws? A majority have faced false-ad challenges within past five years.
When Natural is Really Just Mostly Natural Consumer News When Natural is Really Just Mostly Natural What’s 96-98% natural supposed to mean, anyway?
Nips Caramel Hard Candies Class Action Nips Caramel Hard Candies Allegations: Misleadingly marketing caramel candies as “rich & creamy” when the candies do not contain butter or cream and the fat content comes almost exclusively from vegetable fat
Mrs. Smith’s Apple Pies Class Action Mrs. Smith’s Apple Pies Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are “made with real butter” when the ingredients list reveals palm oil is the primary shortening ingredient
Taco Bell Sued to Get Stuffed Ad Alert Taco Bell Sued to Get Stuffed Lawsuit accuses fast-food chain of falsely advertising amount of ingredients in some of its offerings.