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2022
Class action filed over Earth Balance vegetable oil spread labeling
Lawsuit filed
A plaintiff filed a class action complaint against Pinnacle Foods, alleging that its Earth Balance vegetable oil spread was misleadingly represented as made with olive oil. The allegations are claims in the complaint, not a court finding.
Source excerpt
The plaintiff asserted that the Earth Balance product was promoted as being “Made With olive Oil.” However, according to the complaint, the product contains a smaller than expected volume of oil; it appears as a component of vegetable oil blend on the ingredients list, but is the last of the four listed oils, which are presented in order of predominance.
On Tuesday, Conrad Raczkowski filed a class action complaint against Pinnacle Foods Inc. in the Central District of Illinois.