Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Kentucky Included In Dannon Settlement
KENTUCKY...
Attorney General Jack Conway announced Wednesday that Kentucky will participate in a settlement with The Dannon Company, Inc. to resolve allegations of deceptive advertising. Dannon has agreed to pay $21 million to Kentucky and 38 other states to settle allegations that the company made unlawful claims in the advertising, marketing, packaging and selling of Activia yogurts and DanActive dairy drinks that were not substantiated by competent and reliable scientific evidence at the time the claims were made. The $21 million payment is the largest to date in a multistate settlement with a food producer. Kentucky will receive more than $911,000 for its portion of the settlement.
Attorney General Jack Conway announced Wednesday that Kentucky will participate in a settlement with The Dannon Company, Inc. to resolve allegations of deceptive advertising. Dannon has agreed to pay $21 million to Kentucky and 38 other states to settle allegations that the company made unlawful claims in the advertising, marketing, packaging and selling of Activia yogurts and DanActive dairy drinks that were not substantiated by competent and reliable scientific evidence at the time the claims were made. The $21 million payment is the largest to date in a multistate settlement with a food producer. Kentucky will receive more than $911,000 for its portion of the settlement.# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:20 PM 
