Quaker Oats Faces False Advertising Class Action

Last week, two putative class action complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the Northern District of California, respectively, alleging that the Quaker Oats Company, as well as its parent company PepsiCo, Inc. (collectively, "Quaker Oats"), falsely advertise Quaker Oats brand oat products as "100% natural" despite the presence of "a potent herbicide that last year was declared a probable human carcinogen by the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization."  Both lawsuits do not presently seek monetary damages, but do request full refunds for consumers and corrective advertising by Quaker Oats.

Why is Quaker Oats Facing a Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged False Advertising?