How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
In January 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Beyond Better Foods for allegedly misleadingly marketing Enlighted Ice Cream as ice cream when, according to the complaint, the company replaces the milk fat in the products with a fat derived from vegetables, in violation of federal regulations that require dairy ingredients to be the characterizing ingredients in ice cream. The complaint also claims, among other things, that the ingredient list on the product labels describe erythritol as a “Natural Sweetener” when, according to plaintiffs, it is processed and cannot be described as “natural.” (Hightower et al v. Beyond Better Foods, LLC, Case No. 19-cv-4, E. D. NY.)
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
The NBA superstar isn’t just cashing endorsement checks.
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Got milk? Apparently not.
Flag on the play.