- A district court judge has granted (Law360 subscription required) Trader Joe’s motion for summary judgment in a class action lawsuit alleging that the company’s dark chocolate bars contain the heavy
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FDA Release Results of Sampling of Retail Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate and Chocolate-Containing Products for Milk Allergen
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- On September 17, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released results from retail sampling of dark chocolate and chocolate-containing products labeled as “dairy free” that were collected and
Study Finds One-Third of Chocolate Contains High Levels of Heavy Metals
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- According to a recent Consumer Reports study, about one-third of chocolate contains high levels of lead and cadmium. The study tested 48 cacao-containing foods, including cocoa powder, chocolate chips,
Consumer Reports Evaluates Heavy Metals in Chocolate
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- On December 15, 2022, Consumer Reports published an article in which they report that some dark chocolate bars contain excessive amounts of cadmium and lead. Cadmium and lead are heavy
Chocolate Report Released Regarding Lead and Cadmium
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- As You Sow and the National Confectioners Association released a report on August 18, 2022 that determines the predominant sources of lead and cadmium in chocolate products and how best
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Another Chocolate False Ad Lawsuit Dismissed
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- On August 30, U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman dismissed a consumer class action lawsuit against Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc., the makers of Haagen-Dazs vanilla milk chocolate almond ice cream
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Chocolate False Advertisement Lawsuit Dismissed
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- A class action lawsuit which asserted various false advertisement claims related to the vegetable oil content of Costco’s chocolate almond dipped vanilla ice cream bars (the “product”) has been dismissed
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Another Chocolate Class Action Lawsuit Dismissed
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- On April 8, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division dismissed a class action lawsuit which alleged that Whole Foods had deceptively advertised its
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“Made With Milk Chocolate” Claims Dismissed
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- On February 17, 2022, the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit against Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC (Mars) which alleged that Mars’ chocolate-coated
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Haagen-Dazs Moves to Dismiss Labeling Suit
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- As previously reported, on July 18, 2021 a proposed class action lawsuit was filed against Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. (“Dreyer’s”), the makers of Haagen-Dazs vanilla milk chocolate almond
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