Canada Class Action Says Stonefire Naan Is Mislabeled As Being Baked In Tandoor Oven

A recent class action lawsuit filed in Canada claims that Stonefire Naan is misrepresented as being baked in a tandoor oven.

Canadian plaintiff “K.K.” claims that FGF Brands Inc. includes misleading statements when labeling their Stonefire Naan products.

These statements allegedly deceive consumers into believing that the products are cooked in a tandoor oven when this is untrue.

Naan is a type of flatbread commonly served in India, Iran, as well as South and Central Asian cuisine. When naan is traditionally prepared, it is cooked in a tandoor oven – a small clay or stone cooking chamber that cooks the flatbread at exceptionally high temperatures.

Cooking naan in a tandoor oven reportedly takes significant time and effort since only one or two pieces can be cooked at once.

“For all of these reasons, naan has never before been considered a bread product that a consumer can purchase at the store,” the Stonefire Naan class action argues. “In North America, naan has been traditionally consumed at restaurants as, unless home cooks have access to a tandoor oven, they are not able to enjoy hot naan bread with a meal.”

FGF Brands claimed to solve the issue of mass produced tandoor naan in 2005. After this, their naan allegedly became available in grocery stores and supermarkets.

According to the Stonefire Naan class action, the products are represented as “Tandoor Baked” and “Tandoor Oven-Baked to Honor 2,000 Years of Tradition.”

However, the plaintiff says that instead of being baked in a tandoor oven, Stonefire Naan is “mass produced on an ‘endless’ conveyor belt in a gas-heated commercial oven.” This “tunnel oven” allegedly includes methods intended to mimic traditional naan characteristics and deceive consumers.

According to the plaintiff, the misleading representations are seen on packaging for Stonefire Original Naan, Stonefire Roasted Garlic Naan, Stonefire Whole Grain Naan, Stonefire Organic Original Naan, Stonefire Sweet Chili Naan, Stonefire Original Mini Naan, Stonefire Ancient Grain Mini Naan, Stonefire Naan Dippers, and Stonefire Naan Rounds.

The Stonefire Naan class action claims that consumers would not have purchased the flatbread products or paid as much for them if they knew that the naan was not actually cooked in a tandoor oven.

“When the Plaintiff and members of the Class purchased the Naan Products, they relied on their reasonable expectation that the representation that it was tandoori naan was accurate,” the Stonefire Naan class action lawsuit claims.

K.K. seeks to represent a Class of consumers who purchased the relevant Stonefire Naan products in Canada.

FGF Brands faces similar claims from American consumers. In November 2018, a Stonefire Naan class action was filed in Illinois federal court alleging that consumers were misled by the products’ packaging.

Did you purchase any of the Stonefire Naan products included in this class action? Let us know in the comment section below!

Plaintiff and the proposed Class are represented by Jeff Orenstein and Andrea Grass of Consumer Law Group PC.

The Stonefire Naan Class Action Lawsuit is K.K. v. FGF Brands Inc., Case No. CV-19-80725-CP, in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada.

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