- Numerous class action lawsuits have been filed, mostly by a single firm, involving products that are claimed to contain deceptive and misleading information on their labels regarding vanilla. We have
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Judge Dismisses Claims against Wegmans Regarding Vanilla Ice Cream Labeling
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- On July 14, 2020, a New York federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Wegmans Food Market (“Wegmans”) concerning allegedly deceptive labeling of its vanilla ice cream. The plaintiffs had alleged
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Federal Judge Denies Plant-Based “Butter” Motion to Dismiss
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- On June 25, a California federal judge denied a Motion to Dismiss by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“the Department”) in a case brought by Miyoko’s Kitchen (“Miyoko’s”),
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Proposed False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Pret A Manger’s “Natural” Claims are False, Deceptive, and Misleading Because Products Contain GMOs and Synthetic Ingredients (Law360 Subscription Required)
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California Judge Dismisses Proposed Class Action Against Kellogg Vanilla Labeling
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- On June 22, a California federal judge dismissed a proposed class action against Kellogg Sales Company for their Bear Naked Granola V’nilla Almond product. In the complaint, plaintiff Harlan Zaback
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Nestle Denied Summary Judgment In Trans Fat Class Action (subscription to Law360 required)
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- A California federal judge denied Nestle USA Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in a suit that alleged they misled consumers on the trans fat content of Coffee-mate brand creamers. In
Federal Court Enters Temporary Restraining Order Against Xephyr LLC (dba N-Ergetics) to Prevent the Sale and Distribution of Colloidal Silver Products for Treatment of COVID-19
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- On May 14, 2020, the Hon. Ronald A. White, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, issued a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”)
Federal Judge Dismisses Putative Class Action Complaint on Chocolate-less White Chips (subscription to Law360 required)
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- On April 8, 2020, a California federal judge dismissed a putative class action complaint challenging Ghirardelli Chocolate Co.’s labels on its cocoa-free white baking chips. Cheslow, et al. v. Ghirardelli
U.S. District Judge Dismisses Sugar Claim Against Kombucha Drink Maker But Allows Alcohol Content Claim to Proceed (Law360 Subscription Required)
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- On April 3, 2020, U.S. District Judge James Donato dismissed the sugar-related claims in the putative consumer class action lawsuit against O Organics LLC (“O Organics”), a kombucha drink maker
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Files Lawsuit Against the State of California Alleging OEHHA Failed to Include Processed Meat on Prop 65 List
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- On March 11, 2020, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed a lawsuit against the State of California alleging government officials failed to include “cancer-causing processed meat” on California’s