GMO Free USA et al v. Pret A Manger

Reference :

2018-CA-006750-B

Complaint date :

September 21, 2018

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Washington DC

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs, Consumer Protection Organizations

Plaintiffs names :

GMO Free USA, Organic Consumers Association, Beyond Pesticides

Defendants :

Pret A Manger, JAB Holding Company

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Kim E. Richman

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Glyphosate

Requests :

A statement that the attitude of Pret A manger violates the DC CPPA; an oder to correct the advertising and labelling of Pret A Manger.

Name of the Court :

Superior Court of the District of Colombia of Washington DC, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

The plaintiffs sue Pret A Manger for misleading advertising, because it describes its products as "Natural" even though they contain glyphosate. The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) had already concluded this in April 2018.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.