Judge Holds Consumer’s UCL Claims Related To Trans Fat In Cookies Are Preempted

Mealey's (April 3, 2019, 9:22 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on March 29 granted a cookie seller’s motion to dismiss a consumer’s class action claims for violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) related to the inclusion of trans fats in its products, holding that the claims were preempted by federal law (Troy Backus v. Biscomerica Corporation, No. 16-cv-03916, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54609)....