![]() Butter is worth more than vegetable oils.ĭoes the product actually contain butter? Yes, the complaint says, but “it contains a non-de minimis amount of butter substitutes-vegetable oils-indicated on the ingredient list.” The complaint reproduces the ingredient panel, show that “Butter” does come first, but “Vegetable Oils” comes immediately after.Butter contains nutrients like calcium and vitamins A and D.Butter is not as highly processed, since it’s made by churning milk, while vegetable oils are made via chemical reactions.Butter does not contain the trans fats that vegetable oils do. ![]() The complaint cites a number of reasons consumers prefer butter to vegetable oils: It alleges, “The meaning of compound words is greater than the sum of parts, such that ‘butter cracker’ does not mean ‘a cracker made with butter’ but a cracker which is all or predominantly made with butter.” It adds, “Wherever butter could be used in a foo labeled as ‘Butter _,’ consumers will expect butter instead of its synthetic substitutes, vegetable oils.” The complaint alleges that the name of the product tells consumers that “butter” is a defining feature of the cracker. The class for this action is all those who live in Illinois and who bought the product during the applicable statutes of limitations. ” (The word “Crackers” doesn’t appear on the front but is implied by the pile of small crackers depicted directly below the name.) The complaint alleges that the name of the product implies that the shortening used to make the product is implied to be all, or nearly all, butter, yet the product contains a substantial amount of vegetable oil, an inferior ingredient. Made From: Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oils (Canola, Sunflower and/or Soybean), Whole Wheat Flour, Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Defatted Wheat Germ, Sesame Seed, Contains 2 Percent or less of: Salt, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice Medium Invert Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Honey, Oat Fiber, Leavening (Baking Soda, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Dextrose, Malted Barley Flour, Yeast, Soy Lecithin, Gum Arabic and Enzyme.This class action takes issue with a Pepperidge Farm, Inc. ![]() Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs: ![]() *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Percent daily value reflects "as packaged" food. ![]()
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