Washington, D.C.-based Atlas Brew Works claims in a federal complaint that it faces criminal prosecution if it ships its beer outside of D.C. without a “certificate of label approval,” which it cannot obtain because of the government shutdown.
Read moreA federal judge refused to dismiss a class action accusing ConAgra Foods of deceptively marketing its Parkay Spray by using artificially small serving sizes to claim servings contain zero calories and zero fat, though each bottle allegedly contains 832 calories and 93 grams of fat.
Read moreReviving a federal class action over healthful branding that appears on boxes of Cheez-Its, the Second Circuit found Tuesday that the “whole grain” slogan could mislead consumers.
Read moreConsumers accuse Juice Organics in a federal class action of falsely advertising and labeling their shampoos and conditioners as “repairing.”
Read moreDyson persuaded the European General Court to annul energy-labeling rules Thursday, showing that the tests are misleading since they do not reflect the conditions that occur during actual use.
Read moreGiving consumers the chance to amend a class action against e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs, a federal judge dismissed claims of falsely advertising and labeling, but let stand the claim that JUUL misrepresents the amount of nicotine in its vapor pods as 5 percent, rather than 6.2 percent.
Read moreA class claims in court that Unilever falsely labels its I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter cooking spray as containing zero calories and zero grams of fat, though it contains 1,160 calories and 124 grams of fat per 12-ounce bottle, by using unreasonably small serving sizes.
Read moreA federal class action claims Starbucks misrepresents that its white chocolate drinks, including the Toasted White Chocolate Doubleshot Energy Drink, contain white chocolate.
Read moreKeystone Laboratories has repeatedly failed to correct deficiencies cited by the FDA, including adulteration and misbranding of its over-the-counter drugs, the United States claims in a federal complaint.
Read moreAn expanded panel of Ninth Circuit judges on Tuesday reconsidered whether a San Francisco law requiring warning labels on billboard ads for soda passes constitutional muster, with the soda industry arguing that singling out sodas and other sugary drinks as the main contributor to health problems sends a misleading message to consumers.
Read moreHalal beef from cows that are not stunned prior to slaughter can still be marketed with an “organic farming” label, an EU magistrate determined Thursday, siding against French animal-rights activists.
Read moreA mother claims in court that methylene chloride fumes from Rust-Oleum Corp.’s paint stripper Aircraft Remover killed her adult son, and others before him, and that its label “contained false and misleading information and recommendations.”
Read moreA federal judge refused Wednesday to dismiss a class action alleging that Odwalla misled customers by labeling its products “100% Juice” with “No Added Sugar.”
Read moreA California appeals court revived claims in Orange County that Bayer misrepresents its Vitacraves Adult Multivitamins by selling them under the One a Day brand, though small print on the back says two gummies should be eaten every day.
Read moreGlaxoSmithKline cannot be held responsible for failing to warn older adults of the suicide risk attached to its antidepressant drug Paxil because the government refused to allow the drugmaker to add such a warning, the Seventh Circuit ruled.
Read moreCalifornia’s Second Appellate District granted Post Foods’, General Mills’ and Kellogg’s request to vacate the L.A. Superior Court’s denial of summary judgment to the cereal giants, who say they should not have to post cancer warnings because cereals contain acrylamide, because to do so would preempt federal law and could mislead consumers into avoiding whole grains.
Read moreA $5 million consumer class action claims that California Natural Living has sold millions of its “ineffective and worthless” Natural Bug Blend Bug Repellent with false claims that it repels mosquitoes, in L.A. Federal Court.
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