Whole Foods Grilled Over Its ‘No Antibiotics, Ever’ Beef Claim Ad Alert Whole Foods Grilled Over Its ‘No Antibiotics, Ever’ Beef Claim Consumers also have a beef with claim that meat is “animal welfare certified.”
U.S.D.A. Food Safety and Inspection Service Consumer Basics U.S.D.A. Food Safety and Inspection Service The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that commercial meat, poultry, and egg products are safe,…
Chipotle Mexican Grill Class Action Chipotle Mexican Grill June 2014: Pursuant to an agreement reached by the parties, a federal judge entered a judgment in favor of Chipotle. More details about the agreement have not been disclosed. December…
Arby’s Sandwiches Class Action Arby’s Sandwiches Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that sandwiches contain more meat than they actually do and that the roast beef in sandwiches is rare
Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? Consumer Basics Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? A topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.
Dunkin’ Donuts Angus Steak and Egg Sandwich Ad Alert Dunkin’ Donuts Angus Steak and Egg Sandwich Class-action complaint is grilling Dunkin’ Donuts for allegedly selling patties instead of steak.
Subway’s Steak and Cheese Sandwiches Class Action Subway’s Steak and Cheese Sandwiches Allegations: Products contain at least 200% less meat than pictured in advertisements
Subway’s Steak Sandwiches Class Action Subway’s Steak Sandwiches Allegations: Products contain at least 200% less meat than pictured in advertisements
DreamBone Dream Kabobz Class Action DreamBone Dream Kabobz Allegations: Misleadingly advertising products as made with real chicken, pork, and duck when the products contain more rice flour, pea flour, glycerin, and sorbitol than the advertised meats
Buffalo Wild Wings Boneless Wings Class Action Buffalo Wild Wings Boneless Wings Allegations: Falsely advertising that products are chicken wings when the meat comes from the chicken breast
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s GMO-Free Claims Class Action Chipotle Mexican Grill’s GMO-Free Claims August 2016: A federal judge dismissed some of the claims in this lawsuit. The judge allowed claims based on Chipotle’s advertising statement that it uses “Only NON-GMO Ingredients” to move…
Weekly Legal Roundup Blog Weekly Legal Roundup During the week of February 4, 2013, digestion, food, and make-up bubbled to the top of the legal I-think-you’re-lying-to-me landscape. Three new false advertising class actions were filed: Maybelline was…
Dynamic Real Ham Bone For Dogs Class Action Dynamic Real Ham Bone For Dogs In March 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Dynamic Pet Products and Frick’s Meat Products for allegedly marketing its Real Ham Bone For Dogs as an appropriate and safe…
Real Ham Bone For Dogs Class Action Real Ham Bone For Dogs July 2017: This case was stayed pending a global settlement in a related Missouri state court case. For more information about the settlement in the Missouri case, click here. May…
Voortman Bakery’s Windmill Cookies Ad Alert Voortman Bakery’s Windmill Cookies Puffery or justified disappointment? You tell us.
Bumble Bee Tuna’s ‘Dolphin Safe’ Claims Ad Alert Bumble Bee Tuna’s ‘Dolphin Safe’ Claims Lawsuit alleges company’s tuna fishing methods kill dolphins, despite a “dolphin safe” logo on the can.
Burger King Rebel Whopper Ad Alert Burger King Rebel Whopper U.K. regulator bans ads it said misleadingly implied that burger was suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Prime Pork Class Action Prime Pork June 2020: A federal judge dismissed this case When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. finding that plaintiffs did not plausibly allege that reasonable consumers would…
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Dunkin’ Donuts Angus Steak Sandwiches Class Action Dunkin’ Donuts Angus Steak Sandwiches May 2020: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal concluding, among other things, that Dunkin Donuts Angus Steak products contain Angus beef, that one of the…