District Court for the Southern District of Florida The plaintiffs claim that these ingredients – including canola oil, soybean oil, enriched flour, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, yellow corn or white enriched corn, maltodextrin, dextrose, disodium phosphate and artificial colors – are not at all "natural," and that Snyder’s preys on consumers’ interests in purchasing healthy, simple foods. In fact, three dozen of the company’s snacks contain GMOs and many of the snacks contain artificial, synthetic and/or highly processed ingredients, according to the lawsuit. Several shoppers in New York, California and Florida who purchased Snyder’s-Lance "all natural" pretzels, potato chips and tortilla chips were unhappy to find that their favorite snacks may contain numerous unnatural ingredients. Unnatural ingredient(s): GMO Corn, GMO Soy, GMO Canola Oil, Maltodextrin, and Disodium Phosphate, among others Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels and Tortilla Chips Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. Some cases specifically question whether ingredients derived from corn and soybeans can be included in products labeled “natural” when research shows that over 90% of these crops are genetically modified when grown in the United States. Department of Agriculture or other government agency. The suits raise questions about which ingredients can be included in products labeled “natural” in the absence of a firm definition of the term from the FDA, U.S. The descriptions of these ingredients were written using online resources, as well as information contained in the lawsuits. A Note on Unnatural Ingredientsįor each product, we have listed the ingredients that the lawsuit claims are unnatural.
That being said, the individual cases on this page were selected to serve as a representation of all litigation that is pending over a single product or group of products. This means that several lawsuits may have been filed making the same allegations about the same product – all in different states. Many class actions are handled on a state-by-state basis.
What role, if any, these cases will play in the debate over GMOs and what can be considered “natural,” not to mention the larger debate over how our food is processed, remains to be seen. If you know of a lawsuit that’s not on this page, e-mail us at note that we make no claims as to the legal or intellectual validity of these cases, many of which are still in the early stages. Because these lawsuits may settle or get dismissed, this page will be updated every month, so check back soon for updates. Recently, we’ve noticed an uptick in the number of lawsuits filed over food and drink products labeled “natural.” These lawsuits are alleging that manufacturers, in an attempt to capitalize on America’s movement toward healthier eating, are misleading consumers by labeling products that contain artificial, synthetic or even potentially harmful ingredients as "natural."īelow, you will find information on active and settled “all natural” lawsuits against food and drink manufacturers. Is Your Favorite Food the Center of a Class Action?Īt, we like to keep our finger on the pulse of ground-breaking rulings and trends in litigation.
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