Starbucks
A federal class action claims Starbucks misrepresents that its white chocolate drinks, including the Toasted White Chocolate Doubleshot Energy Drink, contain white chocolate.
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Over-the-Counter Drugs
Keystone 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 moreEn Banc 9th Circuit Grills San Francisco on Soda Warning-Label Law
An 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 moreAnimal-Rights Group Stumbles in Halal Meat Labeling Spat
Halal 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 moreRust-Oleum Death
A 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 moreOdwalla Labels
A 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 moreBayer Two a Day
A 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 moreCourt Reverses $3M Award Over Antidepressant Label
GlaxoSmithKline 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 moreNo Warning on Cereals
California’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 moreItching to Sue
A $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.
Read moreSnake Oil
CVS Pharmacy sells Algal-900 DHA dietary supplement with bogus claims that it is “clinically shown to improve memory” and reduce errors by “50 percent or more” in an “episodic memory test,” consumers say in a federal class action.
Read moreJudge: Roundup Products to Remain Warning Label-Free for Now
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected California’s last-ditch effort to force agricultural company Monsanto to place warning labels on its Roundup products.
Read moreSIM Card Features
Two phone companies, Wind Tre and Vodafone Italia, should not face fines in Italy over their failure to inform consumers that the SIM cards they were selling had been preloaded with voicemail and internet services, a magistrate with Europe’s highest court recommended Thursday.
Read moreJudge Hangs Poland Spring Class Action Out to Dry
Consumers must amend a massive fraud class action that accuses Poland Spring of mislabeling its bottled water, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreMaple, Honey Producers Not Sweet on Added Sugars Label
Producers of pure maple syrup and honey aren’t sweet on a plan to label their pure natural products as containing added sugars.
Read moreMonsanto Labeling Suit Advances in Washington
Explaining why he advanced a labeling challenge to the weedkiller Roundup, a federal judge said Monday that there is enough evidence at this stage to support the claim that Monsanto misleads consumers.
Read moreGerman Government to Consider Label for Cleaner Diesel Cars
The next German government will consider a proposal to identify diesel vehicles with low emissions using a visible label soon after it takes office.
Read moreJudge: Monsanto Not Required to Place Warning Labels on Products
A federal judge on Monday halted California’s plan to require Monsanto to place warning labels on its Roundup products, saying scientists haven’t shown a clear connection between glyphosate and cancer.
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