AvoDerm Settles Avocado Deception Class Suit From Pet Owners

Central Garden & Pet Co., its subsidiaries, and consumers told a federal court they’d reached a settlement that will resolve claims the pet food makers falsely advertised the AvoDerm line of pet food.

Judge Jon S. Tigar of the US District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the proposed class action Wednesday.

• The consumers previously alleged the AvoDerm line was falsely advertised as utilizing avocado as a key ingredient, though it only makes up a small percentage of the product
• Central Garden defeated class status in 2024 because the consumers failed to show a class-wide method of calculating ...