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Parent’s Choice Baby Food Products Class Action Parent’s Choice Baby Food Products Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
Mid-America Pet Food Class Action Mid-America Pet Food Allegations: Falsely marketing pet foods as healthy, nutritious, and suitable for animals
Victor Super Premium, Wayne Feeds, Eagle Mountain, and Member’s Mark Class Action Victor Super Premium, Wayne Feeds, Eagle Mountain, and Member’s Mark Allegations: Failing to disclose that pet foods contain, or are at risk of containing, salmonella
TINA’s Take: Food Makers Should Disclose Animal-Derived Ingredients Consumer News TINA’s Take: Food Makers Should Disclose Animal-Derived Ingredients TINA.org joins push for more transparency in food labeling.
Several Brands of Frozen Waffles and Pancakes Class Action Several Brands of Frozen Waffles and Pancakes Allegations: Failing to disclose that products are contaminated with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes
Schweppes, Canada Dry Ginger Ales Ad Alert Schweppes, Canada Dry Ginger Ales Lawsuit alleges products’ ginger ale taste comes from a secret artificial ingredient.
TGIFridays Cheddar Cheese Crunchy Fries Class Action TGIFridays Cheddar Cheese Crunchy Fries Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the fries as made with potatoes when the ingredients list reveals they are made with mostly corn
Spam Lite and Spam 25% Less Sodium Products Class Action Spam Lite and Spam 25% Less Sodium Products Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as low in sodium and healthy
Hormel Black Label Center Cut Bacon Class Action Hormel Black Label Center Cut Bacon Allegations: Deceptively marketing that the product “Contains 25% Less Fat Than Our Regular Bacon” when the advertised fat savings is due to a smaller serving size and not because the…
TGI Fridays Onions Rings Class Action TGI Fridays Onions Rings Allegations: Falsely marketing products as being made with onions
365 Everyday Value Vanilla Almondmilk Creamer Class Action 365 Everyday Value Vanilla Almondmilk Creamer Allegations: Failing to disclose that vanilla flavor comes from artificial flavors
Father’s Day Cookout Claims that May Flame Out Consumer News Father’s Day Cookout Claims that May Flame Out These marketing claims are feeling the heat.
By the Numbers: Made in the USA Class-Action Lawsuits Consumer News By the Numbers: Made in the USA Class-Action Lawsuits A closer look at the who, what, when, where and why.
Premium Select Medium Red Smoked Salmon Filets in Oil Class Action Premium Select Medium Red Smoked Salmon Filets in Oil Allegations: Deceptively marketing products as being high-quality, wild-caught, and smoked
Metagenics Ad Alert Metagenics The FDA has sent a warning letter to health supplement company Metagenics for selling “medical foods” in violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Metagenics sold several foods and…
La Banderita Tortillas Class Action La Banderita Tortillas Allegations: Falsely marketing tortillas as made in Mexico