{"id":5319,"date":"2017-08-13T16:51:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T16:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=5319"},"modified":"2017-08-13T20:45:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T20:45:05","slug":"lawsuit-claims-dunkin-donuts-blueberry-products-dont-actually-contain-blueberries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/lawsuit-claims-dunkin-donuts-blueberry-products-dont-actually-contain-blueberries\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit Claims Dunkin&#8217; Donuts Blueberry Products Don&#8217;t Actually Contain Blueberries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"content-header--title standard-article--title anim-in-view in-view\">Lawsuit Claims Dunkin' Donuts Blueberry Products Don't Actually Contain Blueberries<\/h1>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delish.com\/food-news\/news\/a54799\/lawsuit-dunkin-donuts-blueberry-products\/\">Madison Flager<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">When you order a donut, you're probably not buying it because you think it's healthy. However, &#8220;fruit-flavored&#8221; donuts could be thought of as a better choice (I guess), and customers have not been happy to find out otherwise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">A lawsuit filed in July by a Chicago customer asserts\u00a0Dunkin' Donuts\u00a0violated Illinois' Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act by misrepresenting the blueberries in some of its bakery products.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"popup_SDLM\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#popup_SDLM_modal\" href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/button_banner-SDLM.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">The store's Blueberry Butternut Cake, Blueberry Cake Donut, and Blueberry Crumb Cake donuts do not contain actual blueberries, but rather\u00a0flavored crystals\u00a0made of sugar, corn syrup, and Blue 1; its blueberry muffins, however, do contain real blueberries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">The suit is seeking $5 million in damages, restitution, and court fees. 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It\u2019s not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created. Neither the author nor FTC Guardian, Inc. is endorsed by the Federal Trade Commission.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawsuit Claims Dunkin&#8217; Donuts Blueberry Products Don&#8217;t Actually Contain Blueberries By Madison Flager When you order a donut, you&#8217;re probably not buying it because you think it&#8217;s healthy. 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