Tag: snack
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ASA Rules “Natural” Claims Misleading
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint that a “100% Natural Ingredients” claim was misleading because the processing of the snack bar’s ingredients did not comply with the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) criteria for use of the term “natural.” United Biscuits submitted a list of ingredients for its “Go Ahead Goodness” snack…
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Popcorner Bags Contain 54 Percent Slack Fill, Consumer Alleges
BFY Brands, Inc., maker of Our Little Rebellion snacks, faces a potential class action alleging that its one-ounce bags of popcorn contain up to 54 percent slack fill. Reaves v. BFY Brands, Inc., No. 18-2065 (S.D.N.Y., filed March 7, 2018). The plaintiff alleges that he bought bags of Popcorners products—including Smokin’ Jalapeño White Cheddar, Sweet…
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Salt-and-Vinegar Lawsuit Survives Motion to Dismiss
A California court has denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging the label of Frito-Lay North America Inc.’s Lay’s salt-and-vinegar-flavored potato chips fails to specify whether the vinegar flavoring is natural or artificial. Allred v. Frito-Lay N. Am., Inc., No. 17-1345 (S.D. Cal., entered March 7, 2018). The plaintiff couple filed similar lawsuits…
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Court Denies Kellogg’s Motion to Dismiss Pringles Suit
A federal court in California has denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging false advertising of Kellogg Co.’s Pringles Salt & Vinegar chips, finding the plaintiffs adequately pleaded all elements of the complaint, including reasonable customer confusion and claims under state consumer-protection laws. Allred v. Kellogg Co., No. 17-1354 (S.D. Cal., entered…
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Plaintiff Alleges “Ancient Grains” Snack Mostly Made of Rice and Peas
MJS America LLC, maker of “Majans Bhuja Snacks,” faces a putative class action alleging that the primary ingredients of its “Ancient Grains Twists” are rice, peas, tapioca and sunflower or canola oil rather than ancient grains. Louis v. MJS America LLC, No. 18-1046 (E.D.N.Y., filed February 18, 2018). The plaintiff asserts that she paid a…
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Hy-Vee Denied Trademark for “Peaceful Piranha” Snacks
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has denied Hy-Vee Inc.’s application to register the “Peaceful Piranha” mark for a line of snack foods, deeming the mark to be too similar to the mark for an existing line of “Piraña” snack foods. In re Hy-Vee, Inc., No., 87120774 (T.T.A.B., entered February 6, 2018). Finding “piranha” to…
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Slack-Fill Putative Class Action Filed Against Takis Snack Chips
Barcel USA, maker of Takis chips, faces a putative class action filed by a plaintiff alleging that four-ounce bags of Zombie and Guacamole tortilla chips contain as much as 64 percent nonfunctional slack-fill. Morrison v. Barcel USA, LLC, No. 18-531 (S.D.N.Y., filed January 22, 2018). The plaintiff compared the Takis bags to similarly sized bags…
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Plaintiffs Allege Luigi’s Real Italian Ice Cups Are Underfilled
The maker of Luigi’s Real Italian Ice is facing a proposed class action alleging that each Luigi’s cup contains 5.5 ounces of the product despite packaging listing the contents as six ounces. Orbach v. J&J Snack Foods Corp., No. 18-0321 (S.D.N.Y., filed January 12, 2018). The plaintiffs allege that both the outer packaging and the…