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Natural Bliss “Vanilla” Almond Milk Coffee Creamer New York Class Action

A steady stream of class actions from a single law firm has been challenging the designation of certain food and drink products as “vanilla.” This latest entry brings suit against Nestle Holdings, Inc. for its Natural Bliss “Vanilla” Almond Milk Coffee Creamer, which the complaint claims does not contain the amount of real vanilla suggested  Read more

Prairie Farms “Vanilla Bean” Ice Cream WI, IL, MI, MN, IA Class Action

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. makes ice creams purported to be “vanilla” in flavor under the Prairie Farms Small Batch brand, including a Premium Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that the ice cream’s “vanilla” labeling is false and misleading, because “the Product is not flavored mainly from vanilla beans  Read more

Emergen-C Gummies Deceptive Dosage Labeling Class Action

Alacer Corp. makes the most popular brand of Vitamin C in the US, Emergen-C. The complaint alleges that these Immune Support Vitamin C gummies and misleadingly labeled, so that consumers get only about a third of what they believe they’re paying for.  Read more

Wegmans “Vanilla” Almondmilk Real Vanilla Content MD and NY Class Action

Vanilla is the only flavor with its own standards of identity. The regulations were intended to stop companies from using cheaper non-vanilla flavorings and then passing them off as vanilla. The complaint for this class action alleges that Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. label its Organic Almondmilk as “Vanilla” when it is not flavored exclusively with  Read more

Almond Breeze “Vanilla” Almond Coconut Blend New York Class Action

Blue Diamond Growers sells a Vanilla Almond Coconut Blend of almondmilk and coconutmilk blend under its Almond Breeze brand. But in this class action, the complaint alleges that the advertising and package labeling for the product is false or misleading because the product “purport[s] to be flavored only with vanilla.”  Read more

Entenmann’s “All Butter” Loaf Cake Contains Oil New York Class Action

According to this class action, Entenmann’s brand baked products come from the cheerfully-named Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. At issue in this case is Entenmann’s All Butter Loaf Cake, a pound cake whose name seems to promise that all the shortening in the product is butter. However, this is not true, the complaint says, because the  Read more

Chobani “Vanilla” Greek Yogurt Artificial Flavor California Class Action

Chobani, LLC is known for its yogurt products. The complaint for this class action alleges, however, that its “vanilla” yogurt is mislabeled, and that the vanilla flavor “is derived by spiking the Product with other inferior flavoring.”  Read more

Stop & Shop “Honey Graham” Crackers New York Class Action

Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC makes Stop & Shop brand Honey Graham Crackers. But the complaint for this class action says the crackers are mislabeled, because, it alleges, they “purport[] to be sweetened primarily with honey and contain[] a predominant amount of whole grain graham flour…” The complaint charges that these claims are not  Read more

Simply Almond “Vanilla” Almondmilk Deceptive Labeling New York Class Action

The Simply Orange Juice Company is not simply about orange juice. It also makes a Simply Almond Vanilla almondmilk. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that the almondmilk labeled is misleading and deceptive, because it suggests to consumers that the almondmilk is flavored only with real vanilla.  Read more

“Orange Vanilla” Coca-Cola Flavor Labeling New York Class Action

Vanilla is one of the most popular flavors—and one of the most expensive. Food and drink makers therefore have an incentive to engage in “food fraud” by using flavorings that seem like vanilla but that are not derived from real vanilla beans. The complaint for this class action alleges that Coca-Cola’s Orange Vanilla Coca-Cola drink  Read more