Santa Clara, CA: The JM Smucker Co is facing a consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging its claims that its peanut butter are "natural"are false. According to the complaint, filed by Graham Forsher, individually and for all others similarly situated, Jif Natural Peanut Butter Spread contains non-natural ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), making its claims that the product is natural, false and misleading.
Specifically, Forsher asserts that the products contain sugar manufactured from genetically modified sugar beets.
The suit states reasonable consumers, including Forsher and others in the class, would not have thought of these products as natural if they knew the sugar was derived from GMOs.
Forsher and other class members seek disgorgement and restitution, compensatory and punitive damages, interests, and attorney fees and costs of the suit.
They are represented by attorneys Michael R. Reese and George V. Granade of Reese LLP in New York City, and by attorneys Clayton D. Halunen, Melissa W. Wolchansky, and Charles D. Moore of Halunen Law in Minneapolis.The suit is Eastern District of New York Case number 1:15-CV-07180-RJD-MDG.
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JIF MY FAMILY FAVORITE. I BUY 2-3 JARS A MONTH. PLEASE KEEP ME UPDATED
Posted by Marta Pomerantz
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My son loves JIF Peanut butter he has been eating it for many years, he is very frustrated when i told him he can not consume this product anymore due to GMOs.
Posted by Scott
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Been eating Jiff for over 40 years and switched to Natural after being diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease. After all this years supporting this company they do this to me. It shows how CEO's should be held criminally responsible for their companies deceitful acts.
Posted by Nora Shelton
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I a totally disappointed and angry. I have been using this product for years. How does this happen that this company can get away with this deception
Posted by norman jackson
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my husband is a diabetic and he has high cholesterol and I buy him a lot of jars of natural jiff peanut butter for a snack and I have notice that hi blood sugar, high blood pressure and cholesterol has been very high and now I know that the peanut butter is causing it to elevated. I have let him eat jiff nature peanut butter for years and that is what is causing his problems. I am very disappointed. This is a snack that he really loved that is causing him medical issues Please add me in the lawsuit. How dare a company would lie about their product and cause harm to peoples.
Posted by Barbara Mitchell
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I purchase Jiff Natural with honey because of the fact that the label says it's natural.
Posted by Sharon Jones
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My family have used Jiff peanut butter for years...This news is heartbreaking! Please count me in on lawsuit.
Posted by Sharon Jones
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Jiff brand was the only brand of peanut butter my family trusted and consumed for years. As a long time consumer, I'm so sad and angry to hear this bad news. Please include me in in this lawsuit action.
Posted by Sandra Crumbley
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I am very mad and disappointed . We buy Jiff in 40oz. jars because we like it so much and have trusted them for YEARS. Well, until they fix this, we won't be buying any more. Please keep me informed and also include me as being more than willing to participate in a law suit if need be.
Posted by Glenys
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I thought natural peanut butter separates and you had to sometimes mix it. Perhaps I'm mistaken.
Posted by CAROL BARBATO-KREPS
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Very disappointed and upset for products to mislabeled as natural or organic inly to find out they were not. We stand by products that we have used for years and mislead by the advertising and packing of the product. I have been a long time user of Jif and other Smucker products. I will continue to use the but will much more informed I what I am buy.
Posted by Cynthia Brown
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I buy Jiff peanut butter all the time, especially the jar that is labeled natural. I am disappointed that consumers always seem to be the scapegoat.
Posted by danny lane
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Sick of all this not caring about people just the almighty dollar well we need to note care about the companies and boycott them and put them out of buiesness so they can eat rot gut stuff.
Posted by Joyce C.
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"Choosy mothers choose Jif" I've heard that for years in the good ol' commrcials, and so I always bought that brand. I wanted to be sure I stayed away from unnecessary chemicals, and saying non'GMO, I believed it. It's a shame. What else am I buying from them that is just wrong!
Posted by Joyce C.
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This product...wow! Never thought they would have lied to us. This peanut butter has been a household staple for so long. No wonder my doctor bills is so high!
Posted by Tammy Holtzclaw
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My favorite peanut butter and once again we get lied to as consumers!
I buy this product up to six times a year believing truth in advertising!
The lies must end!
Posted by Sally Rutledge
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I'm diabetic and I use peanut butter as a snack. I medically do not need anything more to cause me any more problems. Please let me know what happens.
Posted by April Adkins
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I eat Jiff Natural Peanut Butter all the time, it's pitiful that this company can lie to us...I'm in!
Posted by Cynthia Mitchell
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You have got to be kidding! For the past 15 years I have switched from pre-packaged foods to growing and making my own because of GMO based ingredients. However, I never considered my Jif could be contaminated with GMO beet sugar-when I use sweeteners, it is either honey o pure cane sugar. Really, who would voluntarily use beets saturated in Round-Up for anything?! I have purchased Jif over any other peanut butter since 1972 because that is what I was brought up on... and I, in turn, brought my children up on it (who are now in their 40s)-and they, in turn brought their children (my grandchildren) up on it. It's no wonder they have so many health problems! Include me in on this! I am fed up with being used for experiments! If it's in their Peanut Butter, is it also in their Preserves, Jams, and Jellies?!
Posted by Chris Caesar
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Attorneys dont have ongoing cases 24/7. Damages have to be adjudged by severity and duration. WE TRUST companies who have staff to do their investigations into consumer interests for each of their products., or due diligence. The lawsuit does not increase the cost of product to the consumer. The companies mistake (and waiting to find out if someone discovers it, or not) does. We love JIF and have eaten it for years. I recently was eating JIF and found myself chewing on plastic. I took it out and found a clear piece of transparent plastic about 1/2" by 1 1/2" long of irregular shape. JIF said they would investigate it. I still haven't had the piece found returned to me (as requested), but they did send coupons for free product (I guess to see what I find next time). I told them I TRUST their products. I need to know they are pure and not corrupted. I am disabled and have to know the product I reach for some quick protein is as I bought it to be. What if a young child had to deal with swallowing that piece of plastic. Don't Boo hoo, JIF. If a reporter sticks a microphone and camera in your face placing you at the wrong end of a story, you may not like it. On the viewer side, you feel you are learning about something you may need to know about and who else would tell you? Who else would fight these large companies? Just stating the facts of the case shows they are wrong. They can always settle out of court, no? Cheers.
Posted by Kevin Edgecomb
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My three-year-old daughter and my wife and I I have eaten jiffy peanut butter for the last seven years I've given jiffy peanut butter to my daughter for the last two years is this why my daughter sick at times ?
Posted by Edward Leslie
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Please contact me I'm all my family buys is Jif peanut butter All OUT life. Would love to join the class action. Sick of all the mislead information put out there. Count me in please add me
Posted by Doreen Gardner
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I would like to be included. I have been misled by the labeling.
Posted by Robert A Danford
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With the Powerball lottery reaching 1.3 billion dollar Wednesday. One has to wonder with this multi state lottery how the integrity of the game is insured? The reason that I'm bringing this up in the state of Iowa the multi state lottery security director whose last name is Tipton, was arrested in 2015 for manipulating the outcome of several games in favor of some of his friends. I believe that those individuals who purchased tickets in the Powerball laundering depending on how length of time has passed in these crimes should be compensated.
Posted by zach
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I have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and it's partially due to these processed foods I have been eating. So I eat only natural products and no GMO's. I have been eating this "NATURAL" peanut butter and I have noticed my inflammation kicks up really high when I do. So even when I'm trying to eat healthier I get tricked by false advertising. These companies should just be more honest!
I have started to form beliefs that the pharmaceutical companies secretly own the major food companies. I look at them as the major benefactor when people get sick from all this garbage. Usually in a murder case the police look at who benefits from insurance or inheritance as it could have been motive. If big Pharma owns or has ever started or helped food companies... THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO!
Posted by William Lacy
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Love peanut butter, especially Jif and I will be very sad if I find out they are not using all natural ingredients if they say they are BUT worse than that, I hate Lawyers who solicit clients for Millions of Dollars worth of damages from a company and then keep 60% of the Millions of Dollars for cost and profit from any judgement and each of their clients gets 10% off the next jar of Jif they buy.. I have seen this happen over and over. Does society really gain when the cost of peanut butter goes up to pay the lawyers, who wrote the law originally.
Posted by ANDREW JACKSON
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The sad fact is there is no government requirement to list GMO'S on food products and we are all consuming much more than GMO'S in processed foods. The only way around this is to produce your own food period.
If we all do this they wont be in business and we would be much healthier.
Posted by Sam Matcovsky
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Thanks for doing this
Posted by Kristine
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I'm so sick of these big companies completely miss leading us..I'm in, please keep me updated
Posted by Shana McDowell
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This was the only peanut butter I buy for my family. We are peanut butter lovers and we go through 2-3 jars a month. Please include me in on the information concerning this. Thank you
Posted by jeanette Costoso
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I am a consumer of Smuckers products for many many years. I am so appalled that this company is selling deceptive products. How dare they. I am wondering how long they have been l fraudulently deceiving me and other long time consumers. Please include me with this potential case. I promise I will not purchase any more products from this Smuckers. Please keep me updated please.....
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