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Class action filed against FDA-targeted companies over “0 g trans fat” claim
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- March 19 2010
A New York resident has filed a false-advertising class action in a California federal court against the companies that make certain ice cream products labeled with the statement "0 g trans fat."
Complaint filed against walnut seller for omega-3 health claims
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- USA
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- March 26 2010
A New York resident has filed a putative class action against Diamond Foods, Inc. in a California federal court alleging that the company labeled its walnuts with false claims that “consumption of the omega-3 fatty acids in walnuts promotes heart health and lowers the risk of coronary heart disease.”
Federal court grants preliminary approval to settlement in Frosted Mini-Wheats case
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- USA
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- October 15 2010
A federal court in California has approved a motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement in litigation involving allegedly fraudulent claims that Kellogg Co.’s Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal “was clinically shown to improve children’s attentiveness by nearly 20.”
District court orders Pelman parties to refile class certification pleadings
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- USA
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- March 26 2010
The U.S. district court judge now presiding over the obesity-related claims in Pelman v. McDonald’s Corp. has ordered the parties to refile a number of documents previously submitted on motions addressing class certification
Another court stays litigation over whether HFCS is “natural”
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- USA
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- August 13 2010
A U.S. magistrate judge in New Jersey has issued an order staying a case that alleges “natural” labeling for Snapple beverages is misleading because the product contains high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which plaintiffs contend is not an all-natural ingredient
California resident targets chewing gum maker in purported class action
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- USA
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- August 13 2010
Alleging that no scientific evidence supports Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.’s claim that the cardamom in its Eclipse Breeze chewing gum “neutralizes the toughest breath odors,” a California resident has filed consumer fraud claims against the company in a federal court on behalf of a nationwide class of consumers
Stay in Snapple “natural” beverage lawsuit extinguished
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- USA
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- October 22 2010
A federal court in New Jersey has granted the defendant's unopposed motion to extinguish the stay in a lawsuit contending that Snapple beverage products are falsely advertised as "natural" because they contain high-fructose corn syrup, a purportedly non-natural ingredient
Claims narrowed in Chewy Bars trans fat class action
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- USA
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- October 22 2010
A federal court in California has dismissed on preemption and standing grounds a number of state-law claims against The Quaker Oats Co. in a lawsuit alleging that the company falsely advertises its Chewy Bars as containing “0 grams trans fat” when the ingredient list labeling includes hydrogenated vegetable oil
Plaintiff class alleges POM Wonderful will not keep consumers young forever
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- USA
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- August 20 2010
A putative class action has been filed against the maker of POM Wonderful pomegranate (PWP) juice in a Florida state court, alleging that the company is misleading consumers by marketing its product "as having special health benefits, including but not limited to, the prevention, mitigation, and or treatment of the following: (a) atherosclerosis; (b) Blood FlowPressure; (c) Prostate Cancer; (d) Erectile Function; (e) cardiovascular disease; (f) Reduce LDL cholesterol; (g) and other age related medical conditions
Putative class alleges Breyers “all natural” ice cream contains
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- USA
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- October 29 2010
A California resident has filed a putative class action against the company that owns the Breyers ice cream brand, alleging violations of consumer protection laws because its 23 chocolate-flavored products are labeled "All Natural" but also contain cocoa processed with alkali
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