Food

March 9, 2020 A class action claims that despite McDonald’s representations to the contrary, the restaurant chain’s “vanilla” ice cream cones are not flavored exclusively with real vanilla.

February 25, 2020 A class action suit claims Monster Beverage failed to disclose ingredients that “imitate and extend” vanilla flavor in “Vanilla Cream” espresso drinks.

February 19, 2020 A class action questions the source of the vanilla flavoring in Kellogg Sales Company's "Bear Naked Granola Fit V'nilla Almond" product.

February 12, 2020 Arizona All Natural Fruit Snacks are the subject of a proposed class action that claims the advertising and marketing for the product is misleading.

February 6, 2020 The three companies that run Subway restaurants face a proposed class action alleging they sent illicit marketing texts without obtaining prior consent.

February 3, 2020 BA Sports Nutrition is facing a class action suit over allegations the company marketed “unlawfully fortified junk food” as a healthy option for consumers.

January 24, 2020 A class action alleges the "just a tad sweet" claim on bottles of Coca-Cola's Honest iced tea is misleading given the beverage contains a "significant" amount of added sugar.

January 10, 2020 A proposed class action lawsuit claims the small batch vanilla bean ice cream made by Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. is mislabeled in that the packaging fails to disclose that the product contains artificial flavors.

January 8, 2020 A class action claims the packaging for Krispy Kreme’s “Glazed Apple Pie” product misleadingly implies that the dessert contains no artificial flavors.

January 7, 2020 A class action claims Hershey and One Brands have misrepresented the sugar, cholesterol and fiber content of their ONE protein bars.

January 7, 2020 Kodiak Cakes is facing a class action that claims the prepackaged breakfast and snack food manufacturer “slack filled” and deceptively labeled its products.

January 3, 2020 A class action claims the packaging of Blue Buffalo Company's Blue Wilderness dog food does not reflect the "scientifically-verified reality" of how high-carb diets can affect dogs.

November 26, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims M&M’s vanilla ice cream bars contain less real vanilla than represented on the product’s labels.

November 26, 2019 A class action claims Trader Joe’s attempted to “disguise” the sugar content of its oatmeal products by labeling the ingredient as “organic dehydrated cane juice solids.”

November 26, 2019 A proposed class action claims 7-Eleven has misrepresented the source and amount of vanilla flavoring in its “vanilla bean” ice cream.

November 21, 2019 A class action claims Swiss Miss products, despite their labeling, are made with alkalized cocoa, a highly processed, inferior version of the real thing.

November 20, 2019 A proposed collective action claims Denny’s paid servers using a tip-credit that failed to meet Fair Labor Standards Act requirements.

November 15, 2019 According to a proposed class action lawsuit, Ghirardelli’s “Classic White” Premium Baking Chips contain no white chocolate at all.

November 6, 2019 A lawsuit claims Instacart has intentionally misclassified delivery drivers as independent contractors to avoid paying proper wages.

October 30, 2019 A proposed class action claims Ben & Jerry’s ice cream products are not made from milk and cream sourced exclusively from “happy cows” on “Caring Dairy” farms as represented on product labels.

October 25, 2019 A lawsuit claims the maker of the supposedly “high protein[,] low calorie” G Butter nut-based spreads has “significantly” understated the products’ calorie, fat, carbohydrate, and sugar content while overstating the amount of protein in each serving.

October 24, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims that Blue Apron sold meals tainted with salmonella, which it falsely advertised as safe for consumption, and refused to refund customers.

October 21, 2019 A class action claims NBCUniversal placed limits on the number of refills of its supposedly “unlimited refill” souvenir cups sold at several Universal theme parks.

October 16, 2019 Whole Foods is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the grocery chain’s 365 Organic brand of vanilla almond milk products do not contain as much real vanilla as represented on their packaging.

October 4, 2019 A proposed class action has been filed over allegedly false advertising claims regarding The Cookware Company's non-stick GreenPan products.

October 2, 2019 A group of primarily Norwegian fisheries is facing a proposed class action that alleges the companies conspired to drive up the prices of farm-raised Atlantic salmon in an “unprecedented and unjustified” scheme that resulted in record profits.

October 2, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims that DoorDash uses customer tips to cover the minimum payments it agreed to give workers, instead of adding tips on top of the pay for delivery jobs.

October 2, 2019 A consumer alleges that despite Traeger Pellet Grills' claims as to the quality of its wood pellets, the products are made of less-expensive woods and flavored with oils.

September 30, 2019 Wendy’s faces a class action that alleges the fast food chain’s practice of operating only drive-thru windows during “late-night” hours excludes blind and visually impaired customers from “full and equal access” to the restaurant chain’s services.

September 23, 2019 Califia Farms’ vanilla almond milk has come under scrutiny in a proposed class action that claims the popular products do not contain as much vanilla as their labels represent.

September 20, 2019 A class action filed in Texas claims Coca-Cola sent illicit marketing texts without first obtaining express written consent and ignored requests for the messages to stop.

September 17, 2019 Kedem, LLC and Royal Wine Corporation have been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging they falsely advertised their grape juice product as containing “100% pure grape juice.”

September 17, 2019 Taco Bell’s drive-thru-only policy during late-night hours discriminates against those with visual impairments, according to a class action lawsuit.

September 13, 2019 Reckitt Benckiser and subsidiary Schiff Nutrition International falsely advertise their Tiger’s Milk nutrition bars as “protein rich,” according to a class action lawsuit.

September 10, 2019 According to a collective action suit, Texas Roadhouse enrolled its waitstaff into a tip credit plan that failed to meet the federal requirements and therefore owes its tipped employees the full minimum wage.

September 6, 2019 Major peanut shelling companies Birdsong Corporation and Golden Peanut Company, LLC have been accused in a proposed class action of conspiring to fix the prices charged to peanut farmers for raw harvested peanuts.

September 6, 2019 The operator of the Hello Fresh grocery delivery service has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she received several auto-dialed calls from the company even after asking it to stop calling her.

August 26, 2019 A California consumer alleges in a class action that Trader Joe's overcharges for raw chicken weighted with amounts of retained water in excess of what's declared on product labels.

August 21, 2019 A class action focuses on the alleged amounts, source and quality of vanilla in Turkey Hill vanilla ice cream.

August 21, 2019 A class action filed in Florida circuit court claims Bombay Sapphire gin is made with an ingredient that is prohibited from being added to alcohol sold in the state.

August 21, 2019 Riviana Foods Inc. and New World Pasta Company—which do business as Ronzoni—are facing a class action suit that alleges they illegally “slack filled” boxes of some of their specialty pasta products.

August 16, 2019 McDonald's faces an antitrust class action that alleges employee wages and opportunities have been suppressed due to agreements between franchises to not solicit or hire each other's workers.

August 15, 2019 An Illinois consumer claims in a proposed class action that General Mills has falsely advertised its Fruit Roll-Ups as “naturally flavored” despite the fact that products allegedly contain malic acid, an artificial flavoring chemical.

August 12, 2019 Glanbia Performance Nutrition is facing a class action claiming it falsely advertises ingredients in some of its oatmeal products.

July 19, 2019 A California consumer claims Chipotle sent her at least one unsolicited, auto-generated text message without consent to do so.

July 16, 2019 Friendly’s vanilla ice cream products are at the center of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the items are not made with naturally derived vanilla, as represented on packaging.

July 16, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims Maoz engages in unlawful telemarketing by sending automated text message advertisements to consumers without obtaining their prior consent.

June 21, 2019 A proposed class action claims Tropicana and PepsiCo have falsely labeled and advertised orange juice with calcium and vitamin D to give the impression that the product is all natural.

June 20, 2019 Fairlife and parent co. Coca-Cola face a class action lawsuit that says consumers were deceived by claims that Fairlife's milk cows were treated humanely.

June 20, 2019 A lawsuit claims that Dreyer’s and Edy’s vanilla ice cream products aren’t made from real vanilla, despite labeling that suggests otherwise.