General Mills’ granola bar company is under fire from consumers. (Nature Valley) Whole grain oats, peanuts and…pesticide? On Wednesday, three lawsuits were filed against General Mills’ granola bar purveyor Nature Valley.
Quaker Oats is facing a new lawsuit over its false advertising claim that it is offering 100 percent natural oatmeal. Tests showed the presence of the herbicide glyphosate deemed as a human carcinogen. A class-action lawsuit was filed in Federal District Courts in New York and California, claiming …
Medical experts are identifying what food to eat, such as red vegetables and fruits, to cut risk of cancers. But a company that manufactures oatmeal, a food considered a very healthy food, is being sued for allegedly containing an ingredient that is possibly carcinogenic. The New York Post reports that Brooklyn resident Lewis Daly filed a $5 million (AUD$6.57 million) class-action lawsuit …
A lawsuit seeking to be certified as a class action has been filed on behalf of consumers in New York and California against the owner of Quaker Oats after testing found traces of the pesticide glyphosate in some oatmeal. While the level of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, detected in the oatmeal falls well below the limit set by federal regulators for human …
He seeks class-action status for shoppers nationwide and in California who, like him, in the last four years bought the “classic” version of the oatmeal, or any of the organic, high-fiber, gluten-free, low-sugar and “weight control” versions. The lawsuit seeks damages as well as new packaging. Quaker Oats did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.