May 24, 2016
Two consumers suing Trader Joe's have mutually agreed with the grocery chain to drop their end of a class action over alleged food mislabeling, according to documents filed Monday in California federal court.
December 02, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday tossed a group of consumers' claim that Trader Joe's misleads shoppers into thinking "soy milk" is the same as cow's milk, in violation of U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules, but allowed them to go ahead with proposed class allegations over food additives and "evaporated cane juice."
October 16, 2015
Trader Joe's urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss a number of claims made by a proposed class accusing the grocer of disguising the sugar, additive and milk content of its products, saying the consumers continue to recraft and backtrack on their allegations, creating a "moving target."
August 08, 2014
A California federal judge on Thursday stayed a putative class action alleging Trader Joe's Co. disguises the amount of sugar in its products until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers whether the term "evaporated cane juice" falsely suggests that the sweeteners are juice.
April 25, 2014
Trader Joe's Co. on Thursday urged a California federal judge to dismiss putative class claims that it disguises the amount of sugar in its products, arguing there shouldn't be a decision until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers whether the term "evaporated cane juice" falsely suggests the sweeteners are juice.
October 07, 2013
A California federal judge on Friday dismissed fraud allegations in separate suits against Trader Joe's Co. and Wallaby Yogurt Co. while keeping alive claims the companies may be breaking the state's Sherman Law when they say their food products contain "evaporated cane juice" rather than sugar.