{"id":3608,"date":"2020-06-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/?p=3608"},"modified":"2020-06-15T18:43:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T23:43:44","slug":"nonprofits-sue-nestle-purina-pet-food-for-deceptive-marketing-of-cat-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/nonprofits-sue-nestle-purina-pet-food-for-deceptive-marketing-of-cat-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofits Sue Nestl\u00e9 Purina Pet Food for Deceptive Marketing of Cat Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Diana Reeves: 347-921-1466, info@gmofreeusa.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaclyn Bowen: 734-678-9871, JBowen@CleanLabelProject.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nonprofits Sue Nestl\u00e9 Purina Pet Food for Deceptive Marketing of Cat Food<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2020\u2014<\/strong>Nonprofits Toxin Free USA and Clean Label Project filed a lawsuit against Nestl\u00e9 USA and Nestl\u00e9 Purina PetCare Company for deceptive marketing and sale of cat foods labeled as \u201cnatural\u201d and with \u201cno artificial preservatives.\u201d Lab tests reveal that certain Purina cat food products contain the synthetic herbicide glyphosate and the artificial preservative ethoxyquin<\/a>. The consumer protection lawsuit charges that Purina exploits consumers\u2019 preference for pet foods marketed as \u201cnatural.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study conducted by The Nielsen Company found that \u201csales of U.S. pet foods bearing the claims \u2018natural\u2019 and \u2018no artificial preservatives\u2019 have grown dramatically\u201d and that \u201cmany consumers perceive natural foods to have unique advantages.\u201d National surveys consistently find that consumers believe \u201cnatural\u201d to mean that the products are produced without synthetic pesticides or artificial chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChronic illness has been on the rise, not only in humans, but also in our pets. Amid increasing awareness of the links between synthetic chemicals and chronic health problems, Purina is exploiting consumers\u2019 preference for truly natural, toxin-free pet food and must be held accountable for misleading marketing practices,\u201d says Toxin Free USA executive director, Diana Reeves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere has been an increase in the humanization of pet food when it comes to marketing, but there is a disconnect between the marketing and the actual pet food contents. Consumers have a right to know the true contents of the food and products they buy for themselves and their families. This includes their pets,” says Clean Label Project executive director, Jaclyn Bowen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glyphosate is used as an agricultural and landscaping herbicide and found in Bayer-Monsanto\u2019s popular weedkiller, Roundup. Studies have linked glyphosate to cancer, liver and kidney disease, and other adverse health conditions. There are currently over 50,000 pending lawsuits against Bayer-Monsanto alleging Roundup caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma in plaintiffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethoxyquin, developed by Monsanto in the 1950s and initially registered as a pesticide, is a synthetic antioxidant that is included in some pet foods as a preservative to protect fats and fat-soluble vitamins from turning rancid. Studies show that ethoxyquin can have adverse effects on the liver, and have toxic effects on both living cells and genetic material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nestl\u00e9 USA\/Purina suit, filed under the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act by the nonprofits\u2019 counsel Richman Law Group<\/a>, seeks to end Purina\u2019s deceptive business practices by requiring that Purina remove or qualify the \u201cnatural\u201d and \u201cno artificial preservatives\u201d claims on its cat food products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full complaint HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clean Label Project<\/a> is a national nonprofit with the mission to bring truth and transparency to consumer product labeling through data, science, and education.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GMO Free USA\/Toxin Free USA<\/u><\/a> is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocating for a clean, healthy food system and educating consumers about the hazards of GMOs, synthetic pesticides and other toxins.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: Diana Reeves: 347-921-1466, info@gmofreeusa.org Jaclyn Bowen: 734-678-9871, JBowen@CleanLabelProject.org Nonprofits Sue Nestl\u00e9 Purina Pet Food for Deceptive Marketing of Cat Food WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2020\u2014Nonprofits Toxin Free USA and Clean Label Project filed a lawsuit against Nestl\u00e9 USA and Nestl\u00e9 Purina PetCare Company for deceptive marketing and sale of cat …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","6":"category-press-releases","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3608"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3625,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3608\/revisions\/3625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}