Federal Judge Dismisses Labeling Class Claims Against Veggie Straw Maker

Mealey's (April 19, 2018, 11:36 AM EDT) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In spite of the plaintiffs’ claims that the depiction of vegetables on the front of Garden Veggie Straws snacks when those vegetables are not actually in the snacks is “a modern example of food fraud,” a New York federal judge on April 17 granted a motion to dismiss by the snack maker, opining that the plaintiffs’ allegations are insufficient to show that a reasonable consumer would believe that the processed snack would provide the same health benefits as the whole vegetables (John Solak, et al. v. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., No. 17-704, N.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64270)....