Judge Decertifies Class Accusing Food Maker Of Deceptive ‘All Natural’ Claims

Mealey's (September 14, 2022, 11:47 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Sept. 9 decertified a class of consumers bringing claims against a food manufacturer for violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL), as well as Florida and New York consumer laws, excluded two of the plaintiffs’ experts and granted summary judgment against the plaintiffs for failure to demonstrate that the company’s “All Natural” label on food products would deceive a reasonable consumer....