Champion Petfoods Faces Most Claims in Dog Food Lawsuit (1)

Champion Petfoods USA Inc. must face consumer deception claims in a proposed class suit alleging it failed to disclose the presence of heavy metals in high-end dog food, but a federal trial court in New York threw out negligence claims.

Rachel Colangelo and Kathleen Paradowski allege Champion’s Orijen and Acana pet food contained heavy metals, bisphenol A, and pentobarbital, but the company’s marketing statements made them think the products were free of these substances.

The plaintiffs’ failure to allege the dog food contained unsafe levels of heavy metals or BPA doesn’t undermine the claim that the advertising was deceptive, the ...