Deceptive Labels

BioSteel Blue Raspberry Flavored Sports Drink Contains PFAS Class Action

BioSteel Sports Nutrition, Inc. makes a Blue Raspberry flavored sports drink which the homepage for the product calls the “healthiest and most trusted sports hydration product[] on the planet.” The complaint for this class action alleges that BioSteel makes this and other representations about the product indicating that it is healthy when in actuality it  Read more

Abbott Laboratories Infant Formula Contained Cronobacter Sakazakii Class Action

Abbott Laboratories, which does business as Abbott Nutrition, is a company that was founded 130 years ago and that is a major player in the market for infant formula. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that it made and sold infant formula products that were contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and possibly also Salmonella.  Read more

Act Dry Mouth Lozenges Lower pH Than Teeth Class Action

Chattem, Inc. makes Act Soothing Mint dry mouth lozenges. Lozenges of this type are often useful to consumer suffering from dry mouth, or xerostomia, but the complaint for this class action alleges that these may be harmful, because they have a pH below the level of tooth enamel or root dentin and may therefore erode  Read more

Dollar General Charges Higher Prices at Register New York Class Action

Dollar General Corporation (DGC) offers dollar stores that sell to low- and middle-income consumers, selling goods at lower prices. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that DGC, along with related companies Dolgen New York, LLC (which does business as Dolgen) and Dolgencrop of Texas, Inc., misleads New York consumers by posting one price  Read more

“South of France” Products Place of Origin Settlement

Kirk’s Natural, LLC is settling a class action alleging that its South of France soaps, hand washes, and body creams mislead consumers about their place of origin. The complaint alleged that the name, images of the southern French coastline, and other images or statements give the impression that the products are from France, when they  Read more

Fresca Sparkling Soda Water, Sweetener, and Flavoring Class Action

The Coca-Cola Company makes what it labels “sparkling soda water” in grapefruit and black cherry flavors. However, the complaint for this class action alleges the products are improperly labeled because (a) they contain a sweetener, which is not acknowledged on the label and (b) they do not contain the ingredients consumers expect to supply the  Read more

Wahlburgers Pickles Contain Preservative Sodium Benzoate Class Action

Wahlburgers pickles are a product of two companies, the complaint for this class action alleges: Arkk Food Company, which it says controls the recipe for and distribution of the pickles, and Wahlburgers I, LLC which it says owns the Wahlburgers trademark and licenses it to Arkk. The complaint alleges that the companies advertise the pickles  Read more

Natrol Cognium Does Not Improve Memory, Claims Class Action

Natrol, LLC makes two supplements, Natrol Cognium Memory and Natrol Cognium Memory Extra Strength, that the complaint for this class action alleges are advertised as improving memory. But the complaint alleges that the claimed active ingredient, a protein, does not have that effect and that the products “have less protein than a slice of bread.”  Read more

Daiso Japanese Foods Mistranslated Ingredient Lists Class Action

Daiso California, LLC and Daiso Holding USA, Inc. sell Japanese food products in the US. The products’ original ingredient labels are in Japanese, with an English-language ingredient list printed on a sticker that is pasted onto the packaging of the products sold in stores in the US and online. But the complaint for this class  Read more

Tom’s of Maine “Natural” Toothpastes Contain Synthetics Class Action

Tom’s of Maine, Inc. has a reputation for providing consumers with natural personal care products. At issue in this case are toothpastes made by Tom’s, which are labeled as “natural,” but which the complaint for this class action alleges contain synthetic ingredients.  Read more