Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. must face some claims in a proposed class suit alleging it deceives dog owners about ingredients in two products for pets with sensitive stomachs, but a federal court in Missouri threw out claims under that state’s consumer protection law.
Michelle Barker alleges that she paid a premium for Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice Formula and Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oat Meal Formula based on Purina’s representations that they were free of corn, wheat, and soy.
Both contain significant amounts of wheat, she says.
Her ...
A popular social media conspiracy theory about a recent cluster of hantavirus cases claims that the word “hanta” means “scam,” “fraud,” or “nonsense” in “Hebrew slang.” That’s more or less where t...