NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Nestle’s Coffee Mate isn’t as vanilla as it claims, a class action filed Sept. 13 says.
Sheehan & Associates, which has filed dozens of similar lawsuits, says the company’s vanilla flavor is artificial and not the product of real vanilla. Calling it “all natural” is misleading too, the suit says.
“In a product with a characterizing flavor of vanilla, the designation of an ingredient as ‘natural flavor’ means it is a combination of vanilla and non-vanilla flavor, known as ‘Vanilla With Other Natural Flavors,’” the lawsuit says.
“The purpose of not providing for the designation of ‘Vanilla WONF’ was to prevent consumers from being misled by a small amount of vanilla, boosted by artificial vanilla flavors, including vanillin, maltol and piperonal.”
Regina Carter is the named plaintiff.