NAD rules that inflating claims against competitors is unfair If your service really is 20 times better than a competitor’s, how do you fairly substantiate the claim and publish an ad? The National Advertising Division...
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Golden Rule: Write your claims for a ‘reasonable consumer’
Pepperidge Farms “Golden Butter” crackers take center stage in a false and deceptive advertising suit originating in New York. Were the claims attempting to butter up consumers, or were they grounded in the ingredients list?...
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More “Natural” Claims and Botched Beverage Litigation Survey
The Juicy Details Two beverage distributors, Vilore Foods Co. and Arizona Canning Company, were accused of false and misleading advertising by a proposed class of consumers in the Central District Court of California. The defendants...
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Survey of Recent Origins Food Fight
Olé Mexican Foods founder Veronica Moreno has produced “Authentic Mexican Tortillas since 1988” in Georgia. The packaging of the tortillas uses a Mexican flag and touts authentic Mexican ingredients, and the package says that the...
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When a Litigation Survey Lacks a Control, A Case Is Anything But Vanilla
Lisa Vizcarra brought a proposed class-action suit in the U.S. District Court for Northern California against Unilever United States Inc. over its “natural vanilla” claim for Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream. Unilever submitted a motion...
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