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Pet food maker Blue Buffalo Ltd. has been hit with two class action lawsuits accusing the company of fraudulently marketing its products as containing no chicken byproducts, corn or grain. The Blue Buffalo class action lawsuits were filed by consumers and pet food rival Nestlé Purina PetCare Co.
Illinois resident Rachel D. Stone alleges in her class action lawsuit that she purchased Blue Buffalo dog food based on representations representations that it was healthier and did not include certain ingredients. Stone says she purchased “Life Protection” recipes because of the claim that it contained “NO Chicken/Poultry By-Product Meals,” which was featured prominently in advertisements as well as on the Blue Buffalo website. According to the Blue Buffalo pet food class action lawsuit, however, numerous investigations have indicated that those exact ingredients are in the products.
Stone says that she and other consumers paid a premium for the Blue Buffalo pet food products because they were falsely advertised as a healthier option with better quality ingredients than competing pet foods. As a result, her class action lawsuit alleges that the “representations of the ingredients and nutritional value in its pet food are false, deceptive, misleading and materially incorrect.”
Those investigations were explained in more detail in a similar class action lawsuit filed by Blue Buffalo competitor Nestlé Purina Petcare. Purina alleges that the percentage of poultry by-product is as high as 25 percent and, as such, the company alleges that Blue Buffalo “is concealing the truth about the ingredients in its products.” It also goes on to note that grains and corn are also present.
Both sets of plaintiffs are seeking an injunction requiring Blue Buffalo to modify the advertising of their products, which Purina alleges unfairly target itself and other pet food manufacturers because the commercials say that others are hiding the truth about their ingredients. Further, the company is seeking damages for violations of the Lanham Act based on unfair competition.
Consumers who would form the putative Class of Illinois or nationwide buyers of Blue Buffalo pet food products are seeking damages under violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act for the subclass and other states for the class of all buyers in the United States.
Stone is represented by class action lawyers John G. Simon, Ryan Keane and Time Cronin of the Simon Law Firm PC and Sean K. Cronin of Donovan Rose Nester PC.
The Blue Buffalo Pet Food Class Action Lawsuit is Rachel D. Stone, et al. v. The Blue Buffalo Company Ltd., Case No. 14-cv-00520, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
The competitor’s class action lawsuit is Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. v. The Blue Buffalo Company Ltd., Case No. 14-cv-00859, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
UPDATE: Blue Buffalo has announced that it will pay $32 million to settle the pet food class action lawsuits.
UPDATE 2: On Jan. 11, 2018, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks in the mail from the Blue Buffalo pet food ingredients class action settlement worth as much as $736.54. Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!
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69 thoughts onBlue Buffalo Pet Food Class Action Lawsuits Allege Hidden Ingredients
I filed a claim and never received anything. My beloved dog is dead and I’ve paid thousands in medical bills in bladder cancer and kidney issues. I’ll tell you what I want is I want my dog back healthy and I’m sorry as hell that I gave my dog this food. I also worked for the company and the company is even worse than the dog food. They treated me like a dog and many of their other employees as well
We have lost two of our beloved dogs now. One to cancer and one to failed kidneys. Both grew up on Blue Buffalo dry food. We never heard all the bad news about this food
We were feeding both our dogs Stella and Mushu Blue Buffalo wet and dry foods. We thought the Food was a healthy option compared to other brands. Unfortunately both dogs became violently ill costing $1,000. In Vet bills and the only solution after trial and error was making they home cooked food which worked… however Stella our Boston was damaged from the food she’s 95% blind and deaf. Has trouble walking. It’s so sad you can’t trust the half truths on labels.
I just got my check and it says good after April 8th 2018,how do I get one that isn’t past the void,I had been put of town,but I could really use this money…
Is it to late to file?
Our nearly 11 year old Doberman has been on some form of BB for most of his life. Two years ago, he had a large fatty tumor removed on his chest, and I asked the vet to do a blood test prior to surgery to see if he was well enough to withstand the procedure. He was and he did! However, when I went to pick him up, the vet said he wanted to show me something. He pulled out Storms (the dobe) complete blood panel and said, verbatim. I dont know what you are doing to this guy, but youd better keep it up because he has a better blood panel than any 5 year old dog I have as a patient!! So, personally, we are very happy with it–and so is our Dobe. Also, my vet told me that its better for him than Science Diet…for whatever thats worth.
I feel your pain and am reposting and sharing this on FB! Please share with everyone! my prayers are with you-this was our experience this past wknd.NEVER EVER FEED YOUR CATS THIS FOOD!! WE ALMOST LOST OUR DEAR SCOOTER KITTY LAST WKND. HE WAS GETTING A LITTLE HEAVY SO WE SWITCHED TO BB WILDERNESS AND WITHIN 2 WKS HE WAS VOMITING AND WAS IN KIDNEY FAILURE….HE SPENT 3 NIGHTS AND 4 DAYS IN OUR VETS EMERGENCY AND NEARLY DIED!!! WE SPENT ENDLESS HOURS CONSUMED WITH WORRY AND DESPAIR OVER GIVING HIM THIS NEW FOOD-! PLEASE POST AND SHARE THIS SO OTHERS WILL NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR NIGHTMARE!! SCOOTER IS THANK GOD ON THE MEND, BUT NOW HE WILL BE FORCED TO LIVE OFF OF EXPENSIVE CD FOOD FROM THE VET, AND MEDS AND VETS APPTS. FOR WEEKS TO COME!!! AND THIS COMPANY WAS SUED WITH A CLASS ACTION, AND ARE REFUNDING PEOPLE FIVE BUCKS TOWARDS A NEW BAG OF FOOD!!!! HOW DARE THEY PUT SUCH A LOW VALUE ON OUR BELOVED PETS….AND PROFITS FROM THIS EXPENSIVE FOOD ???? I AM SOOOOOOOOO ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT FEED YOUR PET THIS-IS IT WORTH TAKING A CHANCE??? I BET THEY WILL BLOCK THIS POSTING AS SOON AS THEY READ IT!! PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE WHO LOVES ANIMALS, AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE THIS COMPANY WILL GO DOWN………
NEVER EVER FEED YOUR CATS THIS FOOD!! WE ALMOST LOST OUR DEAR SCOOTER KITTY LAST WKND. HE WAS GETTING A LITTLE HEAVY SO WE SWITCHED TO BB WILDERNESS AND WITHIN 2 WKS HE WAS VOMITING AND WAS IN KIDNEY FAILURE….HE SPENT 3 NIGHTS AND 4 DAYS IN OUR VETS EMERGENCY AND NEARLY DIED!!! WE SPENT ENDLESS HOURS CONSUMED WITH WORRY AND DESPAIR OVER GIVING HIM THIS NEW FOOD-! PLEASE POST AND SHARE THIS SO OTHERS WILL NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR NIGHTMARE!! SCOOTER IS THANK GOD ON THE MEND, BUT NOW HE WILL BE FORCED TO LIVE OFF OF EXPENSIVE CD FOOD FROM THE VET, AND MEDS AND VETS APPTS. FOR WEEKS TO COME!!! AND THIS COMPANY WAS SUED WITH A CLASS ACTION, AND ARE REFUNDING PEOPLE FIVE BUCKS TOWARDS A NEW BAG OF FOOD!!!! HOW DARE THEY PUT SUCH A LOW VALUE ON OUR BELOVED PETS….AND PROFITS FROM THIS EXPENSIVE FOOD ???? I AM SOOOOOOOOO ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT FEED YOUR PET THIS-IS IT WORTH TAKING A CHANCE??? I BET THEY WILL BLOCK THIS POSTING AS SOON AS THEY READ IT!! PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE WHO LOVES ANIMALS, AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE THIS COMPANY WILL GO DOWN………
Shame on this company and their greed!
Would not trust anything from that company or should I say the owners. Dealt with certain members in another business years back and they would sell their mother if it would make money. No regards for others period.
What bags of cat food are part of the lawsuit?