Judge Dismisses UCL Suit Accusing Supplement Maker Of Deceptive ‘5 Calories’ Claim

(September 1, 2023, 1:39 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California federal judge on Aug. 31 dismissed with leave to amend a consumer’s putative class action lawsuit accusing a nutrition company of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by misrepresenting the caloric count of its products for failure to specifically allege if her testing of the products for caloric value was compliant with Food and Drug Administration regulations....