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Preliminary approval granted for settlement of Frosted Mini-Wheats false ad claims

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

A federal court in California has rendered its reluctant approval of a preliminary settlement in class litigation against Kellogg Co., alleging that

San Francisco City attorney sues Monster Beverage

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has filed a consumer-fraud lawsuit on behalf of the people of the State of California against Monster

Vermont AG signals interest in food marketing to kids

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 19 2013

Vermont Attorney General (AG) Bill Sorrell will reportedly join other state AGs for a conference on "the current state of food industry marketing to

Outdoor food advertising allegedly linked to obesity risk

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 15 2013

A recent study has reportedly identified "a relationship between the percentage of outdoor food advertising and overweightobesity." Lenard Lesser

Markey requests FTC investigation of energy-drink claims

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 7 2012

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has written a November 30, 2012, letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Jon Leibowitz asking the agency to investigate advertising claims made by energy-drink manufacturers

Food fight for Nickelodeon

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 7 2012

In the ongoing battle over whether the government should regulate food ads targeting children, the Food Marketing Workgroup (FMW), a coalition of more than 80 health groups and nutritionists, is putting pressure on Nickelodeon and its parent company, Viacom, to adopt nutrition guidelines for foods marketed to children, particularly foods that license Nickelodeon characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer

7UP sodas with antioxidants to disappear from store shelves

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has reportedly announced that it will remove its 7UP products with antioxidants from the market by early 2013

Whole Foods claims lack of control over retail stores in motion to quash Skinny Girls subpoena

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 29 2012

According to a news source, Whole Foods Market Inc. is seeking to stop its deposition in consumer fraud litigation filed against Skinny Girl Cocktails LLC, arguing that it does not own or operate Whole Foods retail stores nor does it “decide which suppliers, food brokers or distributors are to be used by Whole Foods Market retail locations.”

Objections filed to settlement of Nutella misleading ad claims

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 22 2012

In advance of a July 9, 2012, hearing before a federal court in New Jersey to approve the settlement of claims that Ferrero USA, Inc. misled consumers about nutritive value in its ads for Nutella, a hazelnut spread purportedly containing high fat and sugar levels, a number of class members have filed objections that challenge class notice, most of the settlement terms and the fee award to plaintiffs’ counsel

ALJ says some implied health claims in POM Wonderful ads not substantiated

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 25 2012

An administrative law judge (ALJ) has upheld some of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) allegations that POM Wonderful violated federal law by making deceptive claims in some advertisements that the company’s pomegranate juice and related products treat, prevent, or reduce the risk of heart disease, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction