Judge Allows UCL Claim For Omitted Protein Content On Waffle Mix Product

Mealey's (October 6, 2022, 10:57 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge granted in part a waffle mix maker’s motion to dismiss putative class claims that it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL), finding the plaintiffs’ claims for overestimated protein content on the front of the product preempted by federal law, while allowing their claims for the omission of the product’s daily protein serving from the nutrition facts panel (NFP)....