March 09, 2018
A California federal judge on Thursday for the second time tossed a consolidated putative class action accusing Quaker Oats Co. of falsely advertising its instant oatmeal as having real maple syrup, rejecting arguments that maple is a sweetener and subject to certain federal regulations.
October 11, 2017
Quaker Oats Co.'s oatmeal with maple and brown sugar doesn't have to include real maple syrup or maple sugar under federal law, a California federal judge said Tuesday in dismissing a consolidated potential class action accusing the company of false advertising.
March 02, 2016
The Quaker Oats Co. found itself in hot water on Tuesday after a California man alleged in a proposed class action that he was tricked into buying maple and brown sugar-flavored instant oatmeal that didn't contain any sugar made from real maple syrup.