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I am affiliated with the article-subject and have a disclosed COI. I noticed the current article, under History/Legal issues has two redundant sentences referring to the same lawsuit:
In 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Purina, claiming that the dog food manufactured by the company was hazardous for pets.[1]
Later in that section the page states:
In 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Purina. It alleged that the company's Beneful brand of dog food contained toxic ingredients. Purina said these ingredients were FDA-approved.[2][3]
They both seem to be referring to the same lawsuit. I suggest keeping the second one and trimming the first sentence, as the second reference to the lawsuit has more detail and better sources.
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12:35, 21 March 2019 (UTC)reply
I've removed the first mention of this and kept the second mention. But I removed the claim from Purina that these ingredients are FDA approved. The mycotoxins are produced by mold found in grains. It is this toxin — and not the grain itself — which is being blamed for the pet illnesses. Spintendo04:22, 3 April 2019 (UTC)reply
Class Action
The current article-text states:
In 2015, a
class-action lawsuit was filed against Purina alleging that the company's Beneful brand of dog food contained toxins produced by mold found in grains — grain being a major ingredient in Beneful.[35][36]
It seems to flow logically that the article should include the fact that the case was dismissed. Can we add something like the following?
The lawsuit was later changed to a claim of
false advertising rather than harm to pets, but eventually all claims against Nestlé Purina were dismissed by the court.[1]