Judge Dismisses UCL Class Claims For ‘Veggie’ Labels With Prejudice

Mealey's (September 19, 2022, 1:26 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Sept. 14 dismissed with prejudice a woman’s putative class action complaint against a food manufacturer for violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by selling food products labeled “Veggie” that the plaintiff said are “primarily grain- or oil-based,” with the judge ruling that her “allegations are implausible as a matter of law.”...