Nonni’s All-Natural Biscotti Class Action Lawsuit

A federal class action lawsuit claims that Nonni’s Foods and Chipita America misrepresent their biscotti as all-natural, even though the cookies contain synthetic ingredients.

According to the Nonni’s biscotti class action lawsuit, Nonni’s prominently makes the claim that its biscotti products are “All Natural” on the products’ labels, “cultivating a wholesome and healthful image in an effort to promote the sale of these products, even though its biscotti products were actually not ‘All Natural.’”

Despite the representation that Nonni’s biscotti products are “All Natural,” they contain one or more of the following ingredients, which are recognized as synthetic chemicals under federal regulations: alkali, glycerin, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monoglycerides and diglycerides.

While the labels on Nonni’s “All Natural” biscotti products did disclose that they contain these ingredients, the labels did not disclose that these ingredients were synthetic, the class action lawsuit says.

“In light of the biscotti labels’ ‘All Natural’ representation, a reasonably prudent consumer would certainly not normally expect the biscotti products to include synthetic or artificial ingredients,” the Nonni’s biscotti class action lawsuit states. “As a result of this false and misleading labeling, Defendants were able to sell these purportedly ‘All Natural’ products to thousands of unsuspecting consumers in California and throughout the United States and to profit handsomely from these transactions”

The Nonni’s all-natural biscotti class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of a proposed nationwide Class and California sub-Class of all residents who purchased Nonni’s biscotti since September 23, 2007. It is seeking actual damages, statutory damages, punitive damages and other relief, as well as a court order requiring Nonni’s to remove the “All Natural” claims from its biscotti products.

A copy of the Nonni’s All-Natural Biscotti Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.

The case is Tamar Davis Larsen, et al. v. Nonni’s Foods, LLC and Chipita America, Inc., Case No. 11-cv-4758, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.