CATrends: Fake White Chocolate Consumer News CATrends: Fake White Chocolate Stocking stuffer alert: These “white chocolate” treats are allegedly missing key ingredients.
Don’t Go Cocoa for Bulk Apothecary’s “Lowest Price” Ad Alert Don’t Go Cocoa for Bulk Apothecary’s “Lowest Price” Google ad peddles a cocoa butter price that were not sure actually exists.
It’s White and Hot but is it Really White Hot Chocolate? Consumer News It’s White and Hot but is it Really White Hot Chocolate? Does McDonald’s beverage met the FDA definition of white chocolate?
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
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
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…
Bulletproof Coffee Ad Alert Bulletproof Coffee If you take your coffee with a stick of butter, be wary of miracle health claims.
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…
Flavor Alert: Where’s the Maple? Consumer News Flavor Alert: Where’s the Maple? The not-so-sweet truth about the missing star ingredient.
Almay Video Ads Evidence Almay Video Ads Simply American Ad Your browser does not support the video tag. Smart Shade Butter Kiss Lipstick Ad Your browser does not support the video tag. Smart Shade Makeup Ad Your…
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”
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…
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.
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.
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
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
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?
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.