SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The maker of "early allergen introduction" food products for infants is facing a claim from parents that their products do not contain the advertised amount of ingredients.
Vashondra Harris, Dmany Browne, Tiffany Weber, Heather C. Maclean and Sonia Fowler, filed a complaint Oct. 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Before Brands Inc., doing business as SpoonfulONE alleging breach of implied warranty, violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act and other claims.
According to the plaintiffs' complaint, SpoonfulONE manufactures and sells a line of "early allergen introduction food products" to promote "oral tolerance of common food allergens" in infants by introducing "allergenic proteins" into an infant's diet.
They allege that the defendant claims its products are "science-based," contain a precise amount of nine food groups that are associated with 90% of food allergies and that its products are tested. The plaintiffs also allege that SpoonfulONE's representations are dangerous and give parents a false sense of security about the amount of allergenic proteins there children are receiving.
Specifically, they claim the defendant's Puffs, Crunchy Puffs and Oat Crackers do not contain the advertised 30 mg of allergenic peanut, milk and egg proteins and that even the advertised amount would not be sufficient to promote tolerance of food allergies.
In their complaint, the plaintiffs site a 2017 peer-reviewed study that showed some of SpoonfulONE's products did not have any detectable amount of allergenic proteins.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division case number 3:22-CV-06577-AGT