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Chocolate Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, and More Chocolate Cereals

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Chocolate Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, and More Chocolate Cereals

In March 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against General Mills for allegedly misleadingly marketing that Chocolate Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, Chocolate Toast Crunch, Chocolate Chex, and other chocolate-based cereals are made with real cocoa on the front and back labels of the boxes when, according to the complaint, the list of ingredients discloses that the cereals actually contain “Cocoa Processed with Alkali.” (Lopez et al v. General Mills Sales, Inc., Case No. 19-cv-1841, E. D. NY.)


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Cheerios

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Cheerios

June 2019: A federal judge dismissed this complaint concluding that the named plaintiff failed to establish standing because she did not adequately allege injury. August 2018: A class-action lawsuit was…

Cheerios “Gluten-Free” Claims

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Cheerios “Gluten-Free” Claims

January 2017: The parties in the Haddix case notified the Court that the claims have been resolved and they intend to file a Stipulation for Dismissal once the settlement agreement…

Cheerios Protein

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Cheerios Protein

August 2016: A federal court dismissed some of the claims in the case When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. and others When a complaint is…

“Gluten Free” Cheerios

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“Gluten Free” Cheerios

August 2016: An amended complaint making similar allegations (i.e., that General Mills mislabeled Cheerios as “gluten free” when, in reality, they are not) was filed. July 2016: A federal judge…


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