Tag: cookies
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Listing ECJ on Cookie Label Misleads About Sugar Content, Putative Class Action Against Whole Foods Alleges
A consumer has filed a proposed class action against Whole Foods Market Group Inc. alleging that the company’s Gluten Free All-Natural Nutmeal Raisin Cookies list evaporated cane juice (ECJ) as an ingredient to mislead consumers about the amount of sugar contained in the product. Bryant v. Whole Foods Mkt. Grp. Inc., No. 15-1001 (E.D. Mo.,…
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Safeway Recall Notification Putative Class Action Paused During Search for New Plaintiffs
Finding a lack of standing, a California federal court has dismissed the named plaintiffs of a putative class action against Safeway alleging that the company should have notified customers who purchased dangerous products through information gathered from its loyalty-card program. Hensley-Maclean v. Safeway, Inc., No. 11-1230 (N.D. Cal., order entered June 29, 2015). Details about…
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Insurance Co. Seeks Declaration to Avoid Possible “All Natural” Putative Class Action Payout
Months after a Florida federal court rejected a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging that Bodacious Foods falsely labeled its cookies as “all natural,” The Cincinnati Insurance Co. has filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration that the policy the food manufacturer holds with it does not cover costs stemming from the alleged false…
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Navajo Nation Council Approves “Junk” Food Tax
In a 10-4 vote, the Navajo Nation Council has approved a tax on “junk” foods sold on the largest reservation in the United States. If President Ben Shelly signs the measure into law, the Healthy Dine Nation Act of 2014 would apply to items like cookies, chips and soft drinks, and the revenue generated would…
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Florida Cases Accusing Bodacious Foods, Kashi of “All Natural” Mislabeling to Continue
A Florida federal court has rejected a motion to dismiss in a case accusing Bodacious Foods of labeling its cookies as “all natural” despite containing sugar, canola oil, dextrose, corn starch, and citric acid, which the plaintiff alleges should preclude Bodacious from using the “natural” label. Dye v. Bodacious Food Co., No. 14-80627 (S.D. Fla., order…
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Court Says Puréed Fruit Is “Real Fruit,” Dismisses Consumer Fraud Claims
Calling it “ridiculous to say that consumers would expect snack food ‘made with real fruit’ to contain only ‘actual strawberries or raspberries,’ rather than these fruits in a form amenable to being squeezed inside a Newton,” a federal court in California has dismissed without leave to amend consumer fraud claims against the company that makes…
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CSPI Blasts Girl Scouts of America for Misleading Consumers
Girl Scouts of America is facing sharp criticism from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) for marketing new mango-flavored crème cookies as a “delicious” and “nutritious” snack, with “all of the nutrient benefits of eating cranberries, pomegranates, oranges, grapes, and strawberries.” In a letter to Girl Scouts of America CEO Anna Maria…
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Kraft Sues Kellogg and Keebler Alleging Packaging Patent Infringement
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC has filed a complaint in an Illinois federal court against Kellogg and Keebler, claiming that the companies’ cookie packaging infringes resealable food container patents that Kraft owns. Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC v. Kellogg N. Am. Co., No. 13 321 (N.D. Ill., filed January 16, 2013). According to the complaint, the infringing…