Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Tyson Pet Treats - Claims Not Made With American Ingredients

Tyson Pet Treats have decided to fight the class action lawsuit filed against them by a woman called Susan Fitzpatrick of Placer County in the Sacramento Division of the U.S. See what the have to say about the lawsuit.

If you’ve seen the labels on Tyson pet treats, you’ll clearly see written “Made in the USA”. Susan Fitzpatrick of Placer County in the Sacramento Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California filed a class action lawsuit earlier January against Tyson Foods.

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According to Gary Mickelson, Senior Director of Public Relations for Tyson Foods, “We disagree with this lawsuit and will fight it. Our pet treats are made with meat and poultry produced right here in the United States. We meet all pet food safety rules and regulations of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). We are proud of our products, and believe that labeling them as ‘Made in the USA’ is entirely consistent with applicable law.”

See What Susan Stated In The Class Action Lawsuit Against Tyson Foods Here

According to the lawsuit, although Tyson labels guarantee that their products are made in the USA, some of the product components are sourced outside the USA. According to a source, “Specifically, the lawsuit claims Tyson pet treat ingredients include tapioca and vitamin, mineral and amino acid packs that are produced outside the United States. For this reason, the lawsuit claims, Tyson should not include “Made in the USA” on its pet treat labels.”

Therefore, the lawsuit claims that the company has violated California’s Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act. Not only that, the lawsuit also refers to the food recall scandals of 2007 when the company sourced ingredients from China, foods with toxic chemicals that were linked to renal failure and other diseases in cats and dogs.

The lawsuit mentioned that the scandal led to the, “buying public’s preference for pet foods and treats that are made exclusively in the United States. For this and other reasons, the buying public generally believes that ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ products are safer to feed their animals than foreign sourced ingredients.”

The Tyson plaintiffs are seeking more than $5 million in monetary relief, actual and punitive damages, interests, attorney fees and other costs. John E. Norris of Davis & Norris in Birmingham, Ala., and Benjamin P. Tryk of Tryk Law in Fresno, Calif., are the attorneys representing plaintiffs in both cases.

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