Eggland’s Best class action falsely advertises 25% less saturated fat than regular eggs

Eggland’s Best class action overview: 

• Who: Plaintiff Chanya Roye filed a class action lawsuit against Eggland’s Best. 
• Why: Eggland’s Best claims its eggs have less saturated fat than regular eggs, but laboratory testing showed they had more saturated fat, the lawsuit alleges.
• Where: The Eggland’s Best saturated fat lawsuit was filed in federal court in California.

A new Eggland’s Best class action lawsuit claims the company falsely advertises its eggs as containing less saturated fat than other eggs, even though they allegedly contain more.

Eggland’s Best egg cartons say they contain “25% Less Saturated Fat than Regular Eggs.” However, the Eggland’s Best lawsuit claims independent testing showed the company’s claims to be false.

Eggland’s Best sources eggs from farms across the United States and is the second largest egg producer in the U.S. with more than 53 million units sold during three months in 2023, the lawsuit says.

“Eggland’s Best intended for consumers to rely on its nutrition representations, and reasonable consumers did, in fact, rely on these representations,” the Eggland’s Best class action says. “By deceiving consumers about the nature of the Products, Eggland’s Best is able to sell a greater volume of the Products, charge higher prices for the Products, and take away market share from competing brands, thereby increasing its own sales and profits.”

Eggland’s Best saturated fat levels are more than twice as high as claimed, lawsuit says

Eggland’s Best marketing claims its eggs contain 1 gram of saturated fat per serving, compared to 1.5 grams in “other eggs,” the class action says. However, independent laboratory testing from Anresco Laboratories in August 2023 showed Eggland’s Best eggs actually contain 2.84 grams of saturated fat per serving, according to the lawsuit.

“No reasonable consumer would interpret Eggland’s Best’s on-label representation about saturated fat content to mean that the products actually contain more saturated fat than other eggs,” the Eggland’s Best class action says.

“We fully stand behind our product claims, which are supported by rigorous quality control measures including approximately 75,000 laboratory tests per year,” Eggland’s Best said in an emailed statement to Top Class Actions. “Eggland’s Best remains committed to providing a superior nutritional product for its consumers.”

In a similar class action lawsuit from October 2023, plaintiffs claim the Kroger Co. misleadingly advertises that its Roundy’s brand eggs are “Farm Fresh,” when the eggs are instead allegedly obtained from battery cage systems where the hens have minimal access to the outdoors. 

Have you purchased Eggland’s Best based on its saturated fat claims? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by P. Renée Wicklund of Richman Law and Policy.

The Eggland’s Best class action lawsuit is Roye v. Eggland’s Best Inc., et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-02083, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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