'Natural' Big Heart Pet Food Has Synthetic Ingredients: Suit - Bloomberg Law

'Natural' Big Heart Pet Food Has Synthetic Ingredients: Suit - Bloomberg Law

J.M. Smucker Co. unit Big Heart Pet Brands Inc. deceptively touts Nature’s Recipe dog and cat food as “all natural” despite the presence of synthetic chemicals, a new suit alleges.

Dozens of products contain non-natural ingredients including sodium tripolyphosphate, a pesticide, as well as synthetic vitamins, according to the proposed class suit.

Theresa Acquard and Tom Butler’s Jan. 7 suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York joins what is expected to be a growing...