Fruit Gushers

Fruit Roll-Ups

Del Monte ’10 Grapefruit’ Claim is the Pits

Product labeling claims 64-ounce container has 10 grapefruit but our citrus test revealed only four would fit.

2020 Juice Plus+ Health Claims Database

In 2020, TINA.org investigated the 16 MLMs targeted by the FTC for making deceptive COVID-related claims and found that each of the MLMs has continued to make unsubstantiated health claims and/or deceptive…

Fruit By The Foot, Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups and Other Fruit-Flavored Snacks

Allegations: Falsely advertising products as containing no artificial flavors when they contain a synthetic ingredient

Trader Joe’s Brand Fruit Bars

Class-action complaint alleges whole fruit ingredients don’t tell the whole story.

Ripe Craft Juice and Fresh Juice

September 2018: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiffs and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice,…

2020 Juice Plus+ Income Claims Database

In 2020, TINA.org investigated the 16 MLMs targeted by the FTC for making deceptive COVID-related claims and found that each of the MLMs has continued to make unsubstantiated health claims and/or deceptive…

You say tomato, I say false advertising?

V8 says its tomato-based juice is 100 percent vegetable. But aren’t tomatoes fruits?

Sweet Harvest Fruit Cocktail

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Fruit Cocktail in 100% Fruit Juice” when the ingredients list shows the fruit comes in a mixture of fruit juice, added water, and a chemical…

Kroger’s Just Fruit Spreadable Fruit Products

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain only the fruit identified on the front label when the ingredients list reveals that they contain ore “fruit syrup” than fruit

Fruit Bliss Organic Fruit Products

January 2018: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. December 2017: This case…

Welch’s Reduced Sugar Fruit Snacks, Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks, and Certain Boxes of Fruit Snacks

Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled packaging

Amare Global Happy Juice

MLM’s advertising claims are in need of a gut check.

Joint Juice Dietary Supplements

Between November 2016 and January 2017, multiple class action lawsuits were filed against Joint Juice for allegedly deceptively marketing its line of glucosamine supplements. Specifically, the complaints allege that the…

CATrends: Where’s the Fruit?

How much of the real fruit pictured on the label actually makes it in these products?

POM vs. Coke: Supreme Court’s Juicy Ruling

Supreme Court rules on POM juice labeling issue.

Pulp Fiction? Florida’s Natural Now Made with Orange Juice Concentrate from Mexico

Longtime ‘not from concentrate’ product is now a blend.

Naked Pressed Juices

In August 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against PepsiCo and Naked Juice for allegedly falsely advertising Naked Pressed juices as being cold pressed (a process used to make liquid…

Suja Fruit and Vegetable Juice

January 2015: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. May 2014: This action…