Class Action Claims Silk Salted Caramel Almond Creamer Contains Less Protein Per Serving Than Advertised

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges the front label of Silk-brand Salted Caramel Almond Creamer misleadingly overstates the amount of protein in the product per serving.

The 11-page complaint claims that although the creamer’s maker, Silk Operating Company LLC, states on the front label that the product contains “4g Protein,” this amount is based not on its serving size but the defendant’s “suggested use” of four tablespoons. The back label reveals that the standard serving size for the creamer is one tablespoon, which provides only one gram of protein, the lawsuit states.

Per the case, consumers who view the Silk Salted Caramel Almond Creamer’s label would reasonably believe that the “4g Protein” claim refers to the amount of protein per serving and would thus be misled. The suit says consumers would not have purchased the creamer, or would have paid less for it, had they been aware of the true protein content per serving.

According to the case, the front label of the Silk Salted Caramel Almond Creamer states to the right of the protein claim, “8% DV Per 4 TBSP,” and below the claim, “See nutrition information for protein and added sugar content.” The suit says both of these statements are “barely visible,” especially when compared to the much bigger “4g Protein” claim.

The product’s nutrition facts panel contains two columns, one for the creamer’s serving size of one tablespoon and one titled “Per Suggested Use,” the complaint relays. The “suggested use” is four tablespoons, or four times the product’s recommended serving size, according to the suit.

The case states that the “Per Suggested Use” column is not permitted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is used by the defendant only to justify the front-label “4g Protein” claim given a person would need to consume four tablespoons of the creamer to receive four grams of protein.

The lawsuit goes on to argue that if a consumer follows the “suggested use” instruction and consumes four tablespoons of the Silk Almond Creamer product, they will be consuming more than three times the amount of added sugar in a one-tablespoon serving size, or 20 percent of the daily value. The case points out that consuming added sugars is “a leading factor” in obesity and other diseases.

The lawsuit further claims that if consumers follow the “Suggested Use” guidelines, one bottle of the Silk creamer will provide only slightly less than 16 servings instead of the advertised 63 servings.

In light of the foregoing, the Silk Salted Caramel Almond Creamer product is worth “materially less” than its value as represented by the defendant, the case claims.

The lawsuit looks to cover anyone in Massachusetts, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, South Carolina, Utah, Mississippi and Alaska who purchased the Silk Salted Caramel Almond Creamer within the applicable statute of limitations.

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