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Great Value “Oats & Honey” Crunchy Granola Bars Class Action

Walmart sells Oats & Honey Crunchy Granola Bars under its Great Value brand. But the complaint for this class action alleges that the representations about the product are misleading, because, it claims, the bars contain only a de minimis amount of honey and are sweetened primarily with sugar.  Read more

Nature Made “Extra Strength” Vitamin C Tablets Same as Regular Class Action

Pharmavite, LLC makes vitamins and other supplements. One of its products is Nature Made Extra Strength Chewable Vitamin C. But the complaint for this class action alleges that the “Extra Strength” designation is deceptive because the tablets contain exactly the same amount of vitamin C as the regular-strength tablets.  Read more

SlimFast Smoothies and Shakes Amount of Protein New York Class Action

KSF Acquisition Corporation offers consumers various kinds of SlimFast smoothie and shake mixes. But the complaint for this class action alleges that the company makes representations about the amount of protein in the products that are false and misleading, and that do not apply to the amount of protein in the product itself but to  Read more

Special K Cranberry Almond Bars Peanut and Raisin Content Class Action

Special K Cranberry Almond Chewy Nut Bars are made by Kellogg Sales Company. But are they appropriately names? Or should they be called “Peanut Cranberry Raisin Bars”? The complaint alleges that the bars contain too few almonds and cranberries, both in total and as comparison to other, similar ingredients in the bars.  Read more

Clover Valley “Fudge Mint” Cookies Contain No Fudge or Mint Class Action

Dollar General Corporation sells a product it calls Fudge Mint Cookies, under its Clover Valley brand. The complaint alleges that this designation is deceptive and misleading, because the cookies are not made with fudge but rather with lower-quality ingredients that include vegetable oil shortening instead of the milkfat required to create fudge, and because they  Read more

International Delight “Coffee Creamer” Does Not Contain Cream Class Action

International Delight French vanilla coffee whitener, made by Danone North American Public Benefit Corporation, is labeled as a “Coffee Creamer” and as being “Delightfully Creamy.” But the complaint for this class action alleges that these representations are misleading, because the product contains palm oil and very little of any kind of milk product.  Read more

Perfect Bar Snacks Amount of Protein in a Serving Class Action

Perfect Bar, LLC labels its snack products as containing specific amounts of protein, such as “15g Protein” on its Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Perfect Bar. But the complaint claims that the bars do not provide the amount of protein advertised on the labels, and that Perfect Bar avoids admitting this fact by not providing  Read more

Equate 4% Lidocaine Patches Don’t Stay On Class Action

This class action takes issue with Walmart’s Equate brand Lidocaine Pain-Relieving Patches, alleging the company’s marketing and sales practice for these products are “deceptive and misleading.” The complaint alleges that the patches fall off customers’ bodies long before the advertised “twelve hours” and therefore are not “stay-put” patches, and that they do not deliver “maximum  Read more

Birch Bender Pancake Mix Amounts of Usable Protein California Class Action

Certain of the pancake and waffle mixes offered by Birch Benders, LLC are labeled as being with the specific amounts of protein they purport to contain, for example, “10g Protein.” But the complaint for this class action alleges that these amounts of protein are misleading, because they are not calculated according to the protein’s PDCAAS  Read more

GFB “Protein Packed” Gluten Free Bites Have Too Little Protein Class Action

What does a product need to do to qualify as being “protein packed”? This class action brings suit against West Thomas Partners, LLC, which does business as GFB, for labeling its GFB Gluten Free Bites as being “Protein Packed.” The complaint alleges that the product is not actually high in protein.  Read more