July 24, 2014
Consumers suing Mexico-based tortilla maker Gruma Corp. for labeling its Mission Restaurant Style tortilla chips as "all natural" have decided to drop their claims, according to a filing in California federal court Wednesday.
July 02, 2014
Gruma Corp. should not be allowed to eliminate punitive damages in a proposed food labeling class action targeting the Mexico-based tortilla maker's "all natural" claims because such would involve a "premature" evaluation of the merits of the case, the plaintiffs argued Tuesday.
February 03, 2014
Gruma Corp. should be barred from again arguing that a proposed food labeling class action should be dismissed because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has jurisdiction over what food is considered "natural," the woman bringing the suit said Friday.
January 27, 2014
Gruma Corp. argued Friday that a proposed food labeling class action in California should be dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently refused to determine whether genetically modified food can be marketed as "natural."
July 11, 2013
A California federal judge on Thursday requested the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's input in a proposed food-labeling class action over the question of whether foods with genetically modified ingredients can be marketed as "all-natural."
June 13, 2013
A California food labeling lawsuit could finally force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to address whether foods with genetically modified ingredients can be marketed as "all-natural" and effectively put an end to the ever-popular litigation over the claims.