Products’ Nutrition Claims With ‘Childlike Drawings’ Are Puffery, Judge Says

(April 10, 2024, 2:36 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge granted in part and denied in part a fruit company’s motion to dismiss a putative class action against it for labeling various fruit products as “Healthy” and providing “Good Nutrition” despite containing significant amounts of sugar, writing that the statements are next to “childlike drawings” and therefore unlikely to deceive a consumer....