Whole Foods pulls yogurt from stores following Consumer Reports' test

We found that 365 Everyday Value Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt had much more sugar than what's claimed on the label

Published: September 04, 2014 05:00 PM

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In late July Consumer Reports released the results of our investigation into the sugar content of Whole Foods' 365 Everyday Value Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt.

Our nutrition experts noticed that the sugar content listed on this product's Nutrition Facts label was substantially lower than that of other brands of plain Greek yogurt. In analyzing six samples of this 365 yogurt from six different lots, we found that it had more than five times the amount of sugar listed—11.4 grams compared with 2 grams per cup. That puts this yogurt's sugar content more in line with other similar products, which range from 5 to 10 grams.

We recently reached out to Whole Foods to ask whether the company had taken any action since our July report. The company told us: "While we continue to investigate Consumer Reports' claims, we have removed our 365 Everyday Value Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt from store shelves."

But the story doesn't end there. Over the last few weeks, Whole Foods Market has been hit with class action lawsuits in California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. (Consumer Reports was not involved in the filing of those lawsuits.)

Those lawsuits ask that Whole Foods Market change the product's label and reimburse consumers who bought the yogurt because they believed it was low in sugar.

—Consumer Reports