OCA v. General Mills

Reference :

2016-CA-006309B

Complaint date :

August 24, 2016

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Washington, DC

Plaintiffs types :

Consumer Protection Organizations

Plaintiffs names :

Organic Consumers Association (OCA), Moms Across America, Beyond Pesticides

Defendants :

General Mills

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Kim E. Richman, Tracy D. Rezvani, Beth E. Terrell, Ericka L. Nusser

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Stipulated Settlement Agreement, Jury

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

Glyphosate

Requests :

Plaintiffs request that General Mills removes the statement : "Made with 100 % Natural Whole Grain Oats" from its packaging of Nature Valley Granola Bars.

Name of the Court :

Superior court of the district of Columbia of Washington, DC, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

August 23, 2018

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The two parties reached an agreement without going to trial. Packaging for General Mills Nature Valley Granola bars will no longer bear the term “100% Natural Whole Grain Oats.”

Legal basis :

No description

Court Ruling :

No description

Summary :

Plaintiffs request that General Mills removes the statement : "Made with 100 % Natural Whole Grain Oats" from its packaging of Nature Valley Granola Bars because they contain glyphosate residues. Plaintiffs were able to resolve the claims without going to trial. Packaging for General Mills Nature Valley Granola bars will no longer bear the term “100% Natural Whole Grain Oats.”

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.