October 24, 2016
Several consumers blasted General Mills Inc.'s efforts to shake injunctive relief claims in a proposed class action alleging that Cheerios Protein cereal is misleadingly labeled, telling a California federal judge Friday that they have standing to pursue the allegations.
October 03, 2016
General Mills urged a California federal judge Friday to peel injunctive relief claims from a proposed class action alleging that its Cheerios Protein cereal is misleadingly labeled, arguing that the consumers lack standing because they don’t intend to buy the product again.
August 11, 2016
A California federal judge on Wednesday mostly denied General Mills' motion to dismiss a class action over the statements printed on boxes of Cheerios Protein, saying it was possible that reasonable consumers could be deceived by the labels.
March 21, 2016
A putative class of cereal buyers whose California federal suit accuses General Mills of deceptively marketing its Cheerios Protein line as a healthier substitute to regular Cheerios shot back Friday against the company's bid to toss the suit, saying federal regulations don't preempt their false ad claims.
February 01, 2016
General Mills on Friday sought to dismiss a proposed class action in California federal court accusing it of falsely marketing its Cheerios Protein cereal line as a healthier alternative to regular Cheerios, arguing that its protein labeling follows federal guidelines and that labels needn't make nutritional comparisons between products.
November 09, 2015
General Mills Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Monday accusing the company of falsely marketing its Cheerios Protein cereal line as a healthier alternative to regular Cheerios, saying it only has a little more protein with considerably more sugar.