SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - General Mills faces a class action lawsuit alleging dangerous amounts of lead in Cocoa Puffs cereal.
Plaintiff Mark Tobin filed a class action lawsuit July 19 against General Mills Sales, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
The complaint alleges that General Mills failed to disclose that its chocolate-flavored Cocoa Puffs cereal contains a substantial and dangerous amount of lead, exceeding California's Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Daily Level.
The lawsuit claims that this omission is particularly harmful as the product is marketed towards children, who are more vulnerable to lead exposure.
The suit includes allegations of unfair and unlawful business practices, deceptive advertising practices, and violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act. Tobin seeks restitution, injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorneys' fees.
Naomi Spector of KamberLaw represents the plaintiff.