Mondelez Sheds Clif Bar ‘Climate Neutral’ False Advertising Suit

Mondelez International Inc. convinced a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action alleging it duped customers into thinking its Clif Kid Zbars are produced without causing pollution.

The bars state the product is “climate neutral certified,” a label that is provided by a third-party organization called Change Climate Project.

As such, “there is no plausible claim of fraud or coercion,” Judge Manish S. Shah of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said Monday. “The representation depicted on the packaging of their product made a true statement: the product was ‘climate neutral certified’ per the standards ...