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 August 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Organic Milling LLC for allegedly falsely labeling its cereals – including Nutritious Living Hi-Lo Original Flavor and Nutritious Living Hi-Lo Strawberry Flavor – as “100% natural” when they actually contain genetically modified crops and synthetic ingredients. (Mirto et al v. Organic Milling LLC et al, Case No. BC553780, Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles).
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding “natural” claims and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
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