Ocean Spray class action claims company falsely advertises Craisins, cranberry bites as healthy

Ocean Spray Craisins class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: Ann Elders and Rebecca Crampton filed a class action lawsuit against Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. 
• Why: Elders and Crampton claim Ocean Spray falsely advertises its Craisins Dried Cranberries and Cranberry Bites products as being healthy. 
• Where: The Craisins class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court. 

Ocean Spray falsely advertises its Craisins Dried Cranberries and Cranberry Bites products as being healthy, despite them allegedly containing high amounts of added sugar, a new Ocean Spray class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiffs Ann Elders and Rebecca Crampton claim Ocean Spray falsely and misleadings labels the Craisins Dried Cranberries and Cranberry Bites products as meeting dietary recommendations set by the United States Department of Agriculture. 

“This labeling is false and misleading because the Products contain high amounts of added sugar,” the Craisins class action says. 

Elders and Crampton want to represent a nationwide class and a Californnia subclass of consumers who have purchased either Ocean Spray’s Craisins Dried Cranberries or Cranberry Bites products in the past four years. 

Ocean Spray omits information about sugar in products, Craisins healthy class action claims

Elders and Crampton claim Ocean Spray deliberately omits information about the sugar in the Craisins Dried Cranberries and Cranberry Bites products because it is “unfavorable.” 

“While representing that the Craisins are healthy, Ocean Spray intentionally omits material information regarding the countervailing detrimental effects of the added sugar in Craisins,” the class action states. 

The plaintiffs claim Ocean Spray is guilty of unjust enrichment and negligent and intentional misrepresentation, and of violating a variety of California consumer protection laws. 

They demand a jury trial and request declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory and punitive damages for themselves and all class members. 

A consumer filed a separate class action lawsuit against the company last year over claims it misrepresents its cranberry juice products as containing no preservatives, despite them allegedly containing ascorbic acid. 

Have you purchased Ocean Spray’s Craisins Dried Cranberries or Cranberry Bites? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiffs are represented by Jack Fitzgerald, Melanie R. Monroe, Trevor Flynn and Caroline S. Emhardt of Fitzgerald Monroe Flynn PC. 

The Ocean Spray Craisins class action lawsuit is Elders, et al. v. Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., Case No. 3:24-cv-00565, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

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