Conagra Snack Pack Pudding Deception Suit Voluntarily Dropped

A Snack Pack Pudding customer has voluntarily dropped her false-ad suit against Conagra Brands Inc., weeks after a federal judge rejected her deception theory as “fanciful.”

Barbara Wienhoff alleged Conagra misled consumers by including the words “Pudding,” “NEW SMOOTHER RECIPE!,” and “Made With Real Milk” on the front of Snack Pack packages. Instead of being made mostly with whole milk, Wienhoff said, the pudding contains palm oil—an inferior ingredient.

• Wienhoff read “Made With Real Milk” and “Smoother” and jumped to the conclusion that the pudding must include whole milk, the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois ...