Pratt v. Whole Foods Market California, Inc., No. 5:12-cv-5652-EJD (N.D. Cal.): In a putative class action claiming Defendants were unjustly enriched and violated California consumer protection statutes by (1) deceptively representing its 365 Everyday brand organic chicken broth, ketchup, and instant oatmeal products as containing “evaporated cane juice” (ECJ) instead of sugar, and (2) by false labeling its 365 Everyday brand colas as “natural” when they contain artificial ingredients, such as coloring and chemical preservatives, the Court granted in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s second amended complaint.
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