February 23, 2024
The Hershey Co. urged a California federal judge on Thursday to toss a proposed class action alleging some of the candy maker's dark chocolate products contain dangerous levels of lead and cadmium for good, saying the small amount of heavy metals in the chocolate are naturally occurring and not dangerous.
January 01, 2024
Food and beverage attorneys have no shortage of interesting litigation to follow in 2024, from Starbucks' sprawling fight with employees who are determined to organize, to claims over heavy metals and "forever chemicals" contaminating food, and McDonald's asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue of no-poach clauses in franchisee agreements.
September 12, 2023
A federal judge has pared a putative class action against The Hershey Co., saying the plaintiff hadn't shown lead or cadmium levels in the company's chocolate products "create an unreasonable safety hazard," but allowed claims seeking an injunction for the company to disclose the presence of the heavy metals.
March 13, 2023
The Hershey Co. has urged a California federal judge to dismiss a suit claiming its chocolate contained toxic substances, arguing that it "never promised, in words or substance, that its products were utterly lead- and cadmium- free," just that they were safe to consume.
January 09, 2023
The Hershey Company was hit Friday with a proposed class action in California federal court alleging some of the company's dark chocolate products contain dangerous levels of lead and cadmium, in at least the second such suit recently filed against the candy giant.