Law360, New York (February 06, 2012, 8:11 PM ET) -- A Florida federal judge dismissed a putative class action against Kraft Foods Global Inc. and Hormel Foods Corp. on Friday, ruling consumers hadn't shown the companies' claims about their deli meats were misleading in measuring fat content by weight, not by calories.
Named plaintiffs Brad Kuenzig and Chrisanne Oliver had argued in an April complaint that phrases like “98 percent fat free” in labels and ads for Kraft's Oscar Mayer products and Hormel's Natural Choice brand meats were misleading because consumers would think the percentages referred...
Kraft, Hormel Shake Action Over Fat-Percentage Claims
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