November 18, 2014
General Mills Inc. settled four proposed class actions alleging the company lied to consumers when it labeled Nature Valley granola bars as being "100 percent natural" and agreed not to use the phrase on products that contain artificially produced ingredients, the plaintiffs' attorneys said Tuesday.
May 13, 2013
A California federal judge on Friday refused to let General Mills Inc. escape a putative class action accusing the company of falsely labeling their snack products as "natural," ruling that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not have primary jurisdiction to address the allegations.
August 21, 2012
A class action accusing General Mills Inc. of deceptively labeling its Nature Valley food products as "all natural" was expanded Tuesday to allege violations of California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act.