Country Crock Purchaser Advances Almond Oil Deception Claims

A consumer plausibly alleged that the “Country Crock Plant Butter With Almond Oil” label overstates the amount of almond oil in the plant-based spread, a judge said in advancing some claims against maker Upfield US Inc.

Joanna Reyes filed a proposed class suit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging she was persuaded to buy the product based on the “with almond oil” representation and pictures of almonds, an almond flower, and almond leaves on the container.

But Country Crock has a minuscule amount of almond oil relative to its three other oils, she ...