GMO-Based Ingredients
Wesson Oil “Natural” Settlement
Conagra Brands, Inc., former Conagra Foods, Inc., is settling class actions alleging that it labeled certain of its cooking oils as “Natural” even though they were made from genetically modified ingredients (GMOs). The complaint alleged that Conagra violated laws involving the marketing, advertising, and sale of its oils. Read more
Gerber Food Products Misleading “Non-GMO” Claims Class Action
Gerber Products Company makes nutritional food products that it represents as being “Non-GMO,” or not containing ingredients obtained from genetically-modified organisms. The complaint for this class action alleges that those representations are false, because it claims the products do contain ingredients derived from GMO sources. Read more
Think! Protein Bars Contain GMOs Class Action
Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Inc., which does business as think!, makes nutritional protein bars. The complaint for this class action alleges that all of the bars sold in the US are labeled as either “GMO Free” or “Non-GMO,” but it also claims that the bars are in fact are made with genetically-modified foods. The counts include Read more
Chipotle “Non-GMO” Advertising Settlement
Chipotle is paying $6.5 million to settle a class action alleging that its “non-GMO” advertising was deceptive. The complaint alleged that some of the meat and dairy products served by the restaurant (such as chicken, steak, barbacoa, carnitas, cheese, and sour cream) came from animals that may have eaten GMO feed, and that some of Read more
Wesson Oil “Natural” Claims Settlement
ConAgra Foods, Inc. is settling a class action alleging that it should not have labeled Wesson oil products as “natural” because they contain genetically-modified (GMO) ingredients. Read more