June 03, 2013
A Minnesota federal judge on Friday threw out a putative class action accusing General Mills Inc. of deceiving consumers by marketing its Nature Valley granola products as "all natural," saying consumers were adequately forewarned because the allegedly artificial ingredients were listed on product labels.
November 27, 2012
General Mills Inc. urged a Minnesota federal judge Monday to toss a putative class action accusing the company of deceptively advertising its Nature Valley products as "all natural," arguing that such marketing doesn't qualify as a warranty and that the allegedly nonnatural ingredients are listed on the packaging.
August 31, 2012
A pair of consumers launched a putative class action in Minnesota on Thursday accusing General Mills Inc. of deceptively advertising its Nature Valley products as all natural, alleging that this labeling breached the products' warranties.