Mondelez BelVita Consumers Urge Nod for $8 Million Class Deal

BelVita consumers want a California federal court’s early approval of an $8 million class settlement resolving allegations that Mondelez International Inc. deceptively marketed the breakfast biscuits as healthy despite a high sugar content.

In addition to paying $8 million, Mondelez agreed to stop using the word “nutritious” and certain synonyms to describe its belVita products if more than 10% of their calories come from added sugar, according to a Monday filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Patrick McMorrow, Marco Ohlin, and Melody DiGregorio challenged statements that belVita products would provide “nutritious sustained energy,” and ...