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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.