‘Veggie’ Pouches Containing Avocados Not Deceptively Labeled, Judge Says

( August 13, 2026, 8:25 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge dismissed with prejudice a consumer’s putative class action accusing a manufacturer of food pouches of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by labeling its products as containing a “fruit and veggie blend,” ruling that the label is not false because the product contains avocados, which “can be and have been considered vegetables.”...