MorningStar Veggie Products Are Mostly Water, Wheat, And Corn Syrup
A federal lawsuit filed this month in California Accuses Kellogg of lying to consumers about their ‘Veggie’ products.
Instead of containing mostly vegetables, the products are mostly water, wheat and corn syrup says the Sept. 17 suit.
“Reasonable consumers understand and expect that products marketed as “veggie” are made from vegetables, rather than beans or other legumes, grains, tofu, oil, or anything else,” says the suit.
The following is the actual label on the products:
“Kellogg manufactures, markets, and sells the following MorningStar brand Veggie Products,
which are the subject of this lawsuit:
MorningStar Farms Veggie Burgers:• Grillers Prime Burgers• Grillers Originals
Meat Lovers • Cheezeburger MorningStar Farms Veggie Dogs: • Corn Dogs • Veggie Dogs MorningStar Farms Veggie Chik’n: • Chik’n Nuggets • BBQ Chik’n Nuggets • Zesty Ranch Chik’n Nuggets • Sweet Mustard Chik’n Nugget • Original Chik Patties • Buffalo Chik Patties MorningStar Farms Veggie Meal Starters: • Italian Sausage Style Crumbles • Meatballs MorningStar Farms Veggie Breakfast: • Bacon Strips • Original Sausage Patties • Sausage, Egg, & Cheese • Sausage Links • Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties • Maple Flavored Sausage Patties MorningStar Farms Veggitizers: • Buffalo Wings • Parmesan Garlic Wings • Popcorn Chik’n • Pepperoni Pizza Bites
Kellogg Paying $13 million to settle another suit that accused it of falsely claiming some its cereals were healthy
Recently Kellogg agreed to pay $13 million to settle another lawsuit accusing it of lying when in claimed that some of its cereals were heart healthy or just lightly sweetened.
The suit alleged that the cereals contained an excessive amount of sugar:
Kellogg’s Original Raisin Bran and Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Crunch cereals in a package stating “heart healthy”Kellogg’s Smart Start Original Antioxidants cereal in a package stating “heart healthy” and/or “lightly sweetened”Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size (Original, Maple Brown Sugar, Strawberry, or Blueberry varieties), Big Bites (Original variety), Little Bites (Chocolate or Cinnamon Roll varieties), or Touch of Fruit in the Middle (Mixed Berry and Raspberry varieties) cereals in a package stating “lightly sweetened”
Kellogg denies it did anything wrong.
