Judge Rejects Preliminary Class Action Settlement In Artificial Flavors Suit

Mealey's (June 10, 2021, 12:25 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal magistrate judge on June 7 ordered that putative class action plaintiffs, an intervenor and a food products manufacturer facing California unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims for allegedly misrepresenting fruit-flavored snack products as containing no artificial flavors appear at a case management conference, following a judge’s June 4 denial of preliminary approval to a proposed settlement, which the judge said “provides no meaningful benefit to the class.”...