Tag: advertising
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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Libel Claim Against TV Station for D’Lites Report
A New York state appellate court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling dismissing a lawsuit against a local Fox TV station that investigated and reported on the allegedly false health claims of D’Lites ice cream in two stores. Prince v. Fox Television Stations Inc., No. 107129/2011 (N.Y. App. Div., 1st Dept., order entered March 8,…
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Canadian Senate Committee Advocates Soda Tax in “Groundbreaking” Obesity Report
The Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has issued a “groundbreaking” report on obesity that calls for a tax on sugar- and artificially-sweetened beverages as well as a ban on advertising food and drink to children. Titled Obesity in Canada: A Whole-of-Society Approach for a Healthier Canada, the March 2016 report…
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Consumer Lawsuit Targets “Healthy” Coconut Oil Claims
A consumer has filed a putative class action against Carrington Tea Co. alleging the company advertises its coconut oil as “a healthy alternative to butter and various cooking oils, despite that coconut oil is actually inherently unhealthy, and a less healthy option to these alternatives.” Boulton v. Carrington Tea Co., No. B609360 (Cal. Super. Ct.,…
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Chipotle Wins Dismissal of GMO False-Ad Suit, Loses Gender Discrimination Case
A California federal court has dismissed a lawsuit against Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. alleging the company falsely advertises its food as free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) despite selling meat and dairy produced from animals fed GMO products as well as soft drinks manufactured with GMO corn syrup. Gallagher v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No.…
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Advertising Group Files Amicus Brief in San Francisco Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Case
The Association of National Advertisers, Inc. (ANA) has filed an amicus brief in a case challenging San Francisco’s health code provisions requiring advertisements on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) notifying the public of alleged health risks associated with SSB consumption. Am. Beverage Ass’n v. City of San Francisco, No. 15-3415 (N.D. Cal., amicus brief filed January 22, 2016). The…
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PETA’s Lawsuit Against Whole Foods Dismissed
A California federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc. (PETA) alleging Whole Foods Market Inc. falsely advertises its meat as ethically slaughtered. PETA v. Whole Foods Mkt., Inc., No. 15-4301 (N.D. Cal., order entered January 29, 2016). The organization challenged Whole Foods’ five-step Global Animal Partnership rating…
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Ads Implied Quorn® Is a Mushroom, Proposed Class Action Alleges
A consumer has filed a putative class action against Quorn Foods, Inc. alleging the term “mycoprotein,” which the company uses in its advertising, implies the product is “the same or substantially similar to a mushroom, truffle or morel” but Quorn products “are actually made of mold.” Birbrower v. Quorn Foods, Inc., No. 608107 (Cal. Super.…
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ANA Files Amicus Brief in San Francisco Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Litigation
The Association of National Advertisers, Inc. (ANA) has filed an amicus brief in a case challenging San Francisco’s health code provisions requiring advertisements on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to notify the public of alleged health risks associated with SSB consumption. Am. Beverage Ass’n v. City of San Francisco, No. 15-3415 (N.D. Cal., San Francisco Div., amicus…