Tag: Untrue Product Claims

Chobani “45% Less Sugar” Yogurt Claims Class Action

Consumers these days often want to consume less sugar, but how are food and drink manufacturers permitted to indicate that their products contain “less” sugar? Chobani, LLC sells Less Sugar Greek Yogurt products that have “45% Less Sugar Than Other Yogurts” (with an asterisk following this claim). The complaint for this class action alleges that Read more

Container of Strawberry Less Sugar Greek Yogurt

California Baby Natural Bug Repellent Mosquito Bites Class Action

This class action makes a rather simple claim, simply presented: The complaint says that the product does not work. The product is California Baby Natural Bug Blend Bug Repellent, made by California Natural Living, Inc., and it is presumably designed to keep mosquitoes from biting babies. Read more

Arm-in-Cage Photo from Complaint of Mosquitoes Landing on Skin

California Baby Natural Bug Repellent Mosquito Bites Class Action

Force Factor Pure BCAA May Break Down Muscle Class Action

Plaintiff Jon Seiger bought Force Factor Pure BCAA because it was advertised as helping to build muscle. Unfortunately, the complaint for this class action claims that it may actually cause a loss of muscle. The product contains only three of the nine essential amino acids that must be taken in to build muscle, it says, Read more

CoQ10 Supplements Settlement

Lang Pharma Nutrition, Inc. and a number of major retailers are settling a class action on the labeling of certain CoQ-10 supplements. Lang makes the supplements, then major retailers apply their own labels and sell them. The retailers include Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Walgreen Company, and Meijer Distribution, Inc. The complaint alleges that Read more

Apple & Eve Juices No Sugar, No Preservative Claims Class Action

It’s not hard to see the objection to a product being labeled with the words “[No] preservatives have been added” if the product contains preservatives. But when is the claim “No sugar added” false, if no sugar was added? The complaint for this class action levels both these allegations against certain Apple & Eve juices. Read more

KT Sports Tape Settlement

KT Health has agreed to provide $1,750,000 to compensate buyers of its KT Tape varieties, thanks to a class action alleging that the company violated Massachusetts and federal laws and made false claims in advertising and marketing the tapes. The advertising claimed that KT Tape would relieve pain from sports injuries, and also that it Read more

Diet Coke Weight Gain and Health Problems Class Action

Does drinking Diet Coke actually lead to weight gain and increased risks of metabolic disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease? That’s what the complaint for this class action claims, adding that the “diet” part of the name “Diet Coke” is false, misleading, and unlawful. The complaint quotes a number of studies showing that nonnutritive sweeteners, such Read more

Proganix Vitamin E and Ceramide 3 “Repair” Products Class Action

Vogue International sells a line of hair care products under the name “Proganix” that, according to the complaint for this class action, promise to “repair” hair. In fact, as shown in the image of the products in the complaint, the word “repair” is the single largest word on the label. But according to the complaint, Read more

Atkins Nutritionals “Net Carbs” Claims Omit Sugar Alcohols California Class Action

The complaint for this class action alleges that “net carbs” calculation on Atkins Nutritionals products is deceptive because it fails to properly take sugar alcohols into account. To calculate a product’s “net carbs,” Atkins takes the number of carbs it contains and subtracts both fiber and sugar alcohols, which the complaint claims provides a false Read more