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GMOs And “100% Natural” Found Consistent In Food Class Action

William A. Ruskin's Toxic Tort Litigtion Blog Posted on December 7, 2017 by William A. RuskinDecember 7, 2017

In the absence of any legitimate science suggesting that GMOs are unsafe, the anti-GMO movement is seeking to promote “alternative facts” in a judicial setting and achieve, through deceptive trade practice and tort litigation, what they have failed to achieve in a scientific or regulatory setting. The Hon. Richard G. Stearns recently dismissed a federal Massachusetts consumer class action, Lee v. Conagra Brands, Inc., 1:17-cv-11042 (D.Mass October 25, 2017),  contending that Wesson vegetable oil was falsely labeled “100% natural”  because the manufacturer extracted from genetically modified corn, soybean and rapeseed.  In his decision,  Judge Stearns opined that:  “Because Wesson’s “100% natural” label conforms to … Continue reading →

Posted in Class Action, GMOs | Tagged bioengineered ingredient, class action, deceptive business practices, deceptive trade practices, genetically modified organism, GMO, Hon. Richard G. Stearns, Lee v. Conagra Brands, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A, McGuire Woods, Wesson vegetable oil | Leave a reply

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