Brazil v. Dole Food Co.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION TO STRIKE

LUCY H. KOH, District Judge.

Plaintiff Chad Brazil (“Brazil”) brings this putative class action against Dole Food Company, Inc. and Dole Packaged Foods, LLC (“Dole” or “Defendants”) alleging that Defendants’ package labeling is “misbranded” because it is unlawful and misleading. Specifically, Brazil alleges the following: (1) violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), California Business and Professions Code §§ 17200 et seq., for unlawful, unfair, and fraudulent…