A federal lawsuit accuses some Beyond Meat products inflating the amount of protein they contain.
The suit, filed last month, alleges that Beyond Meat inflates the amount of protein in some products by as much as 18 percent.
In one product the protein amount was actually more than claimed.
The lawsuit, according to ClassAction.Org, alleges Beyond Meat has misrepresented the protein quality and/or content, as well as the overall nutritional benefit, of the following products:
Beyond Meat Sausage Plant-Based Dinner Links Hot Italian 14 oz.;
Beyond Meat Beyond Sausage Plant-Based Dinner Sausage Links Brat Original 14 oz.;
Beyond Meat Beyond Beef Plant-Based 16 oz. Patties;
Beyond Meat Beyond Beef Plant-Based Ground Beef;
Beyond Meat Beyond Breakfast Sausage Plant-Based Breakfast Patties Classic 7.4 oz.;
Beyond Meat Beyond Breakfast Sausage Plant-Based Breakfast Patties Spicy 7.4 oz.;
Beyond Meat Beyond Chicken Plant-Based Breaded Tenders Classic 8 oz.;
Beyond Meat Beyond Meatballs Italian Style Plant-Based Meatballs 12 ct Classic 10 oz.;
and Beyond Meat Beyond Breakfast Sausage Plant-Based Breakfast Links Classic 8.3 oz.
Besides falsely claiming the protein amounts, the lawsuit says “miscalculates and
overstates the quality of the protein found in its products…
misleads consumers into believing that the Products provide equivalent
nutritional benefits to that found in traditional meat-based products.”
