PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A consumer lawsuit alleges Trident chewing gum lacks real mint ingredients as depicted on its label.
Elizabeth Reynolds, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint March 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida against Mondelez Global LLC alleging violation of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and other claims.
According to her class action, Reynolds purchased the defendant's Trident gum original flavor on several occasions in Lynn Haven, Florida. She alleges she was unaware that the gum only contained natural and artificial flavoring that simulates the flavoring of mint and peppermint despite the gum's packaging displaying a picture of what looks like a mint leaf.
Reynolds claims Mondelez's labeling on the gum is misleading because the gum lacks real mint ingredients and that the label reinforces "its characterizing mint or peppermint flavor." She further claims consumers purchase the gum believing it is equal quality to other brands when it is actually lower quality and contains lower-valued ingredients.
Reynolds alleges Mondelez had a duty to disclose or provide non-deceptive descriptions about its product and that they fraudulently misrepresented the gum contained mint or peppermint and not artificial flavoring.
Reynolds and the class seek monetary relief, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. They are represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates in Great Neck, New York.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida Panama City Division case number 5:23-CV-00087-MCR-MJF