Nestlé Purina Lawsuit Alleges Dozens of ‘Natural’ Pet Foods Contain Synthetic Ingredients

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges at least 70 varieties of wet and dry cat foods touted as “natural” by Nestlé Purina contain multiple synthetic ingredients. 

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According to the 28-page lawsuit, the following Purina products, including many sold under the Purina, Purina ONE, Beyond Mixers+, and Fancy Feast brands, have been systematically mislabeled and falsely advertised by defendant Nestlé Purina Petcare Company, in violation of state consumer protection law: 

• Purina Cat Chow Naturals Original;  
• Purina Cat Chow Naturals Indoor;  
• Purina Cat Chow Naturals Grain Free Formula; 
• Purina ONE +Plus Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ Dry Cat Food; 
• Purina ONE +Plus Indoor Advantage Dry Cat Food; 
• Purina ONE +Plus Indoor Advantage Real Salmon #1 Ingredient Dry Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Dry Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE +Plus Sensitive Skin & Stomach Dry Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE Ideal Weight High Protein Dry Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend With Real Chicken Dry Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend With Real Salmon Dry Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE +Plus Healthy Kitten Formula Natural Dry Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE Grain Free Turkey Wet Cat Food Recipe;  
• Purina ONE Grain Free Chicken Wet Cat Food Recipe;
• Purina ONE Grain Free Beef Wet Cat Food Recipe; 
• Purina ONE Grain Free Ocean Whitefish Wet Cat Food Recipe;  
• Purina ONE True Instinct Chicken & Turkey Recipe in Gravy Wet Cat Food; 
• Purina ONE True Instinct Chicken & Salmon Recipe in Sauce Wet Cat Food; 
• Purina ONE True Instinct Salmon & Trout Recipe in Sauce Wet Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE True Instinct Chicken Recipe in Gravy Wet Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE True Instinct Tuna Recipe in Sauce Wet Cat Food; 
• Purina ONE True Instinct Turkey Recipe in Gravy Wet Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ Chicken & Ocean Fish Recipe Paté Wet Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE Ideal Weight White Meat Chicken Recipe in Sauce Wet Cat Food; 
• Purina ONE Ideal Weight Tender Salmon Recipe in Sauce Wet Cat Food; 
• Purina ONE Indoor + Hairball Ocean Whitefish & Rice Recipe Wet Cat Food; 
• Purina ONE Healthy Kitten Chicken & Salmon Recipe Wet Cat Food;  
• Purina ONE Natural Weight Control Ideal Weight Tender Salmon Wet Cat Food;  
• Beyond Mixers+ Digestive Support for Cats Turkey & Brown Rice Recipe With Accents of Whole Flaxseed; 
• Beyond Mixers+ Digestive Support for Cats Salmon & Pumpkin Recipe With Accents of Whole Chia Seeds; 
• Beyond Mixers+ Immune Support for Cats Alaskan Cod Recipe With Elderberry Juice;
• Beyond Mixers+ Immune Support for Cats Turkey & Canadian Duck Recipe With Vegetable Juice; 
• Beyond Grain Free Trout & Catfish Recipe Paté Wet Cat Food; 
• Beyond Grain Free Wild Salmon Recipe Paté Wet Cat Food; 
• Beyond Organic Chicken & Carrot Recipe Paté Natural Wet Cat Food; 
• Purina Beyond Cage-Free Chicken, Beef & Carrot Recipe in Gravy Wet Cat Food;
• Beyond Grain Free Arctic Char & Spinach Recipe Paté Wet Cat Food; 
• Beyond Grain Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Paté Wet Cat Food;
• Beyond Wild Alaskan Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe in Gravy Wet Cat Food;
• Beyond Cage-Free Turkey, Sweet Potato & Spinach Recipe in Gravy Wet Cat Food;
• Beyond Grain Free Canadian Duck & Sweet Potato Recipe Paté Wet Cat Food;
• Beyond Grain Free Line-Caught Alaskan Cod & Spinach Recipe Paté Wet Cat Food;
• Beyond Wild-Caught Tuna, Wild Alaskan Cod & Carrot Recipe in Gravy Wet Cat Food;
• Beyond Kitten Chicken & Oatmeal Recipe Dry Cat Food; 
• Beyond Simply White Meat Chicken & Whole Oat Meal Recipe Dry Cat Food;
• Beyond Simply Grain Free White Meat Chicken & Egg Recipe Dry Cat Food;
• Beyond Simply Grain Free Wild-Caught Whitefish & Cage-Free Egg Recipe Dry Cat Food;
• Beyond Simply Indoor Cat Grain Free Wild-Caught Salmon, Egg & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Savory Purée Naturals With Natural Tuna In A Demi-Glace Cat Treats;
• Fancy Feast Savory Purée Naturals With Natural Chicken In A Demi-Glace Cat Treats;
• Fancy Feast Savory Purée Naturals With Natural Salmon & Tuna In A Demi-Glace Cat Treats;
• Purely Fancy Feast Natural White Meat Chicken Wet Cat Food in a Delicate Broth;
• Fancy Feast Natural White Meat Chicken & Flaked Tuna Wet Cat Food in a Delicate Broth;
• Fancy Feast Natural Flaked Skipjack Tuna Wet Cat Food in a Delicate Broth;
• Purely Fancy Feast Natural Tender Tongol Tuna Wet Cat Food in a Delicate Broth;
• Fancy Feast Natural Seabass & Shrimp Wet Cat Food in a Delicate Broth;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Whitefish Recipe Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Beef Recipe Wet Cat Food; 
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Turkey Recipe Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Tuna Recipe Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Trout & Tuna Recipe Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Rainbow Trout Recipe Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Beef Recipe In Gravy Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Wild Alaskan Salmon Recipe Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural White Meat Chicken Recipe Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural White Meat Chicken & Beef Recipe Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural White Meat Chicken Recipe In Gravy Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Wild Alaskan Salmon & Shrimp Recipe In Gravy Wet Cat Food;
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural White Meat Chicken Recipe Wet Kitten Food; and
• Fancy Feast Gourmet Naturals Natural Wild Alaskan Salmon Recipe Wet Kitten Food.

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Per the case, Nestlé Purina claims on the labels of each above-listed product that the food is free from synthetic ingredients, appealing to health-conscious pet owners. Reasonable consumers understand the company’s product labeling to mean that the foods contain only natural ingredients with added vitamins, minerals and nutrients, the filing relays. 

The lawsuit says that the purportedly “natural” Purina pet foods contain, among other synthetic ingredients, glycerin, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, d-calcium pantothenate, l-lysine monohydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, xanthan gum, dl-methionine and menadione sodium bisulfate complex. 

“No product labeled ‘natural’ should contain any of these ingredients,” the suit states. “And yet, the Products contain most, if not all of them.” 

The case accuses Nestlé Purina of having “profited enormously” from the sale of falsely labeled wet and dry cat foods. 

The suit looks to cover all consumers in the United States who, during the applicable statute of limitations period, bought any Nestlé Purina products labeled as “natural,” including those listed on this page, primarily for personal or household use and not for resale. 

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