A would-be class suit challenging the use of trans fats in Nestle USA Inc.'s Coffee-mate and “0 g trans fat” representations on the label has been shelved (Backus v. Nestle USA, Inc., N.D. Cal., 15-1963, 3/8/16).
Federal food law trumps plaintiff Troy Backus’s claims, Judge Maxine M. Chesney of the Northern District of California said March 8, dismissing his suit with prejudice.
Backus alleged trans fats found in partially hydrogenated oils in the creamer cause a host of health problems.
In 2015, the Food and Drug Administration said PHOs are no longer “generally recognized as safe.” The ...
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