Judge Finds UCL Plaintiffs Properly Pleaded Reliance On ‘Unlawful’ Protein Claims

Mealey's (January 13, 2023, 11:03 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Jan. 12 denied a snack maker’s motion to dismiss two plaintiffs’ putative class claims that it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) under the unlawful prong by failing to include protein content amounts adjusted for digestibility on the nutrition facts panel (NFP) in violation of federal regulations....