Carlini Pure Vegetable Oil is 100% soybean oil, class action says

Carlini Pure Vegetable Oil class action overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Karley Graham filed a class action lawsuit against Aldi Inc.
• Why: Graham claims Aldi falsely advertises its vegetable oil as containing cucumber, broccoli and carrot oil when in fact it is 100% soybean oil.
• Where: The Aldi vegetable oil class action lawsuit was filed in Maryland federal court.

A new class action lawsuit accuses Aldi of falsely advertising its Carlini Pure Vegetable Oil as containing cucumber, broccoli and carrot oil when it is actually 100% soybean oil.

Plaintiff Karley Graham claims Aldi misleads consumers into believing the product primarily contains a combination of the three oils by displaying images of cucumbers, broccoli and carrots on the front of the label.

“However, the Product is 100% soybean oil and does not contain any cucumber, broccoli, and/or carrot oil,” the Aldi class action says.

Graham claims Aldi conceals the fact that the product contains 100% soybean oil by listing it in small print on the side of the label.

Graham wants to represent a nationwide class and a Maryland class of consumers who purchased Carlini Pure Vegetable Oil in the past three years. 

Aldi misleads consumers into thinking product contains cucumber, broccoli, carrot oil, class action claims

Graham alleges Aldi is deceiving consumers by stating and implying on the front of the product packaging that the product primarily contains a combination of cucumber, broccoli and carrot oil.

Furthermore, Graham argues Aldi creates an unfair advantage over competitors who do not use images on their packaging or prominently and explicitly state what the oil is made from.

Graham claims she purchased Carlini Pure Vegetable Oil for $3.50 from an Aldi store in Maryland in the summer of 2023, believing it was oil extracted from cucumbers, carrots and broccoli as stated and implied on the front label.

Graham argues Aldi is guilty of breach of implied warranty and that it violates the Maryland Consumer Protection Act. She demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory damages for herself and all class members.

In May 2023, ConAgra Foods Inc. agreed to a $3 million class action settlement resolving claims it falsely advertised certain Wesson oil products as “natural.”

Have you ever purchased Carlini Pure Vegetable Oil from Aldi? Let us know in the comments.

Graham is represented by Amanda Fox of Fox McKenna PLLC and Anthony Russo and James C. Kelly of The Russo Firm.

The Aldi vegetable oil class action lawsuit is Graham, et al. v. Aldi Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-02818-RDB in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

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