Nestle Purina class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiffs Fred Kueck and Jasen Silver filed a class action lawsuit against Nestle Purina Petcare Company.
- Why: Purina allegedly markets its pet food products as being healthy and safe for consumption even though the packaging contains harmful PFAS, according to the lawsuit.
- Where: The Purina PFAS lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
Nestle Purina Petcare Company labels its pet food products as being healthy even though the packaging allegedly contains harmful forever chemicals, a Purina lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiffs Fred Kueck and Jasen Silver say they purchased Purina Cat Chow pet food because they believed the company’s representations that Purina products were safe and healthy for their pets to consume.
At the time they purchased Purina products, the plaintiffs say they were not aware that the packaging contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS.
The Purina lawsuit explains that PFAS are synthetic chemicals that have been linked to a number of health issues, including cancer, liver damage and immunotoxicity effects.
PFAS are commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down over time and can build up in the environment and bodies exposed to PFAS, the Purina lawsuit notes.
Even low levels of PFAS exposure can pose health risks, the Nestle Purina class action lawsuit says.
The Environmental Working Group reportedly commissioned independent testing of various pet food products, including Purina pet food products. The laboratory results reportedly showed that Purina packaging contained PFAS in the highest concentration of all of the products tested.
“Indeed, no other pet food bag had more than 15 ppb [parts per billion] of total PFAS, whereas Defendant’s Cat Chow Complete Chicken Product had 244.7 ppb of total PFAS, an amount that the EWG termed ‘alarming,’” the Purina lawsuit says.
The high levels of the PFAS fluorine in the product packaging shows that the packaging was intentionally manufactured with PFAS because fluorine only occurs naturally in trace amounts in the environment, the Nestle Purina class action explains.
The plaintiffs say they would not have purchased Purina Cat Chow, or would not have purchased the pet food on the same terms, had they known the packaging contained high concentrations of PFAS.
The Purina PFAS lawsuit asserts claims for violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, Consumers Legal Remedies Act, False Advertising Law, fraudulent concealment or omission, fraud and unjust enrichment.
Earlier this year, Nestle Purina recalled some of its prescription dog food products because they potentially contained elevated levels of vitamin D.
What do you think about the Purina PFAS packaging allegations? Join the discussion in the comments!
Kueck and Silver are represented by L. Timothy Fisher and Emily A. Horne of Bursor & Fisher PA.
The Purina PFAS class action lawsuit is Fred Kueck, et al. v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company, Case No. 4:23-cv-05962, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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53 thoughts onNestle Purina class action alleges pet food packaging contains PFAS
My senior pitbull Kash died today. The only thing that changed was me buying this food. My dog is gone! Please add me.
If anyone uses Purina dog food, DONT! BOTH of my dogs died within 3 hours of eachother. The only thing that changed was their food. There is literally no other possibility.
The Purina dog food killed my ADBA registered pitbull and I explained to them he died instantly and before I did a claim I explained to them I didn’t have time to take him to the vet and they said it was fine after that they sent it to a adjuster saying she needs vet records I said he died right after eating that dog food I got before and after Pic s vomit blood from mouth and everything it’s not right Purina trying to blow me off like that my dog was adba registered pitbull at 5000 worth so time for games need to stop Purina is not trustworthy watch them close and stop buying there dog food
I have been feeding my dogs this food and the same thing happened to them I lost one in November and the other one in December I and before I switch thier dog food the vet said they were fine I want to sue them make them pay for my suffering and grieving for my dogs
My dog died a couple years ago of these same symptoms and ate purina pro-plan, her vet couldn’t explain why
she was dying and now it makes sense. Justice for all the dogs and their owners!! Please add me to this!!!!
My dog died a couple years ago of these same symptoms and ate purina pro-plan, her vet couldn’t explain why
she was dying and now it makes sense. Justice for all the dogs and their owners!!
What are the symptoms?
This is crazy. I had my two senior cats on Purina for years. Both of which threw up a lot while on it. I switched them to a much better food (actually natural and traceable ingredients!) and the vomiting has gone down significantly. Add me to this!!!
I started my senior kitty on beyond a few years ago thinking that the grain free all natural diet would help her with her vomiting that happened occasionally. It didn’t stop it, so I got a slow feeder convinced that she was just eating too fast. That helped a little but not completely. Recently she started eating the kittens food and we noticed that she wasn’t puking at all when she ate that. I looked up ‘Beyond Dry Food Reviews’ and found several bad including this lawsuit article. It explains why my car has been throwing up on this “healthy” food.
What brand did you switch too? I definitely want to get both my kitties on a good grain free brand.
Unbelievable. I’ve bought hundreds of pounds of Purina cat food. Add me.
I have fed my many cats Purina Cat Chow for many years. I just bought 2 more bags. I don’t want to feed it to them anymore now that I have heard this. I should be able to return the bags for a refund at least. They need to do a recall and fix this. Add me
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I’ve had 12 puppies/dogs that ate purina dog/puppy chow with these symptoms that had died add me please
I’ve had 12 puppies/dogs that ate purina dog/puppy chow with these symptoms that had died add me please