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Appeals panel: 'Reasonable consumers' could be misled by '100% Parmesan cheese' claims

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020 @ 7:47pm

The appeals judges said a federal district judge was wrong to dismiss dozens of lawsuits against the sellers of shelf-stable Parmesan cheese simply because the ingredients on the label explicitly included the cellulose many sellers included as a filler and anti-caking agent.
Judge slices Parmesan cheese lawsuits, says labels pumped purity, but also listed additives

By Dan Churney | Monday, Nov 5, 2018 @ 3:22pm

A Chicago federal judge has partially melted a group of class actions against Kraft, Walmart, Jewel Food, Target and others, which alleged the companies misled consumers as to the purity of grated Parmesan cheese by including hidden cellulose filler, finding labels may have promised unadulterated product, but cellulose was nonetheless listed as an ingredient on those labels.