Trader Joe's Being Sued for Mislabeled Foods

Three California women are accusing the neighborhood grocery chain of falsely claiming that several of its products contain no artificial flavors, ingredients or preservatives.

Trader Joe’s, the neighborhood grocery chain with a location at Patriot Place in Foxborough, is facing a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of intentionally mislabeling several of its branded packaged foods to make them seem healthier than they are, according to The Huffington Post. California residents Amy Gitson, Christine Vodicka and Deborah Ross are each plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Trader Joe’s. The plaintiffs, according to The Huffington Post, are suing Trader Joe’s because the “evaporated cane juice” and “organic evaporated cane juice” listed as ingredients in Trader Joe’s brand yogurt and soymilk turned out to be normal sugar. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the term ‘evaporated cane juice’ as a …

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FDA Halts Peanut Butter Plant's Distribution to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods

The Sunland Inc. plant that distributes products to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Target, Safeway and others is linked to Salmonella contamination that made at least 41 people ill in 20 states.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has blocked food distribution from the Sunland Inc. peanut butter plant in New Mexico whose products were subject to a wide recall in recent months because of salmonella contamination. The various types of Sunland peanut butter products—sold under several brands by major food retailers, including Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Target and Safeway—had been part of a voluntary recall that began in September and later was expanded to include other nut butters as well as processed nuts and peanuts. The FDA action announced Monday is a mandatory order. The company's nut products have been "linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney that has sickened 41 people in 20 states," …

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Week in Review

Week in Review: FHS Hires AD, Revolution Player Arrested, New Trash Vendor and More

A recap of this week's headlines from July 28 to Aug. 4.

Miss anything in Foxborough this week? Here's your chance to sit back and catch up on some Patch. Below is a recap of this week’s biggest headlines: New England Revolution Player Settles Charges in Court Following Arrest  Saer Sene, a forward for the New England Revolution, appeared in Wrentham District Court last week following his July 24 arrest in Foxborough and addressed the seven charges, according to court documents.  Sene, 27, was arrested following a motor vehicle incident that began on North Street and ended on Washington Street near Patriot Place in Foxborough at 12:33 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, according to Foxborough Police logs. Sene, according to police logs, faced three citations totalling seven traffic-related charges as a …

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Foxborough Selectmen Approve Trader Joe’s Liquor License

Trader Joe’s is welcomed to Foxborough by a 5-0 selectmen vote.

  Trader Joe’s will be coming to Foxborough after the selectmen gave their approval by a 5-0 vote to grant a full alcohol license to the company Tuesday. Now, Trader Joe’s is hoping to open by Patriots’ training camp in July, according to Chris Maguire of the company. When the vote was announced, the pro-Trader Joe’s crowd erupted in a cheer. “I’m very happy with the agreement,” said selectman James DeVellis, alluding to the store strong reputation. “If it wasn’t any other store, it wouldn’t have gotten this far.” Trader Joe’s and the town agreed to the following conditions in accepting the license transfer. -Trader Joe’s won’t sell spirits until Jan. 1, 2013. -Won’t sell alcohol when the gates open up at Gillette Stadium -Won’t sell any …

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Teri

10:47 am on Friday, April 27, 2012

Trader Joes is NOT just a liquor store. It's a mini whole foods and it's GREAT!   more ›

Take Foxborough Patch's Poll on Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's liquor license request will be on the Foxborough selectmen's agenda Tuesday night.

  After not reaching a discussion on whether to allow the transfer of a all-alcoholic license to Trader Joe's to be built at Patriot Place, the Foxborough selectmen will take up the matter again Tuesday night at the Burrill School at 7 p.m. Trader Joe's is looking to buy the current license owned by Central Wine & Spirits. Owner William Varkas is looking to sell his business. Selectmen closed the public hearing part of the hearing at the April 10 to allow Louis Cassis, the town's special attorney on liquor licenses, to work with Trader Joe's to come up with an agreement which would limited the sale of hard liquor during ticketed events at Gillett Stadium. If you were the selectmen, what would you do about Trader Joe's license request? Take…

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Trader Joe's License Request on Foxborough Selectmen's Table

Trader Joe's license and town manager Kevin Paicos' report should highlight Tuesday's Foxborough selectmen's meeting.

  Get ready for another long meeting when the Foxborough selectmen meet on Tuesday night. Check Foxborough Patch next week to get the agenda before the meeting. Selectmen is expecting to hear a report from town manager Kevin Paicos on why he didn't allow members of the Kraft organization speak at the March 13 meeting when they wanted to address the board on the Route 1 billboard issue. Paicos said at the time that the Kraft Group was a bidder on the billboards and should have been prevented from speaking. The Kraft Group argued that should have been allowed to speak and they had notified the town they weren't going to bid on the billboards. That matter ended up being decided by a judge, who ruled the Kraft Group could speak during the next…

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Foxborough Selectmen Put Hold on Trader Joe's Plan

After a lengthy debate Tuesday night, the Foxborough Board of Selectmen voted to wait until their next week to make a decision to whether to grant Trader Joe's a full alcohol license.

  Trader Joe's will have to wait until the next Foxborough selectmen's meeting in two weeks to hear whether they will be allowed to operate at Patriot Place with a full liquor license. In a lengthy debate, selectmen heard from both sides,  pro-Trader's Joe and those concerned about alcohol problems at Patriots Place. While there was little debate by the selectmen on the beer and wine license part, the selectmen were deadlocked on the full license and whether Trader Joe's will be allowed to sell spirits at the planned store, which will be located in the former Circuit City building in the South plaza part of Patriot Place. Selectmen James DeVellis, Mark Sullivan and Lorraine Brue wanted to have more time to consider the measure. Larry …

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Trader Joe's License Request on Selectmen's Table

The Foxborough Board of Selectmen will be asked to approve a liquor license transfer to Trader Joe's, which planning to operate at Patriot Place. Take our poll on the issue.

  With a large crowd expected, the Foxborough Board of Selectmen have decided to move Tuesday's meeting from town hall to the Foxborough High School auditorium at 7 p.m. One article on their agenda is expected to draw a huge crowd: the possible awarding of a liquor license to the Trader Joe's to be located at Patriot Place. Trader Joe's is looking for the approval to purchase the license of Central Wine & Spirits at 50 Central St. to 350 Patriot Place. The size of the new grocery store will be 20,331 square feet. The selectmen will also hear a report of overcrowding at their March 27 meeting. Resident Larry Thomas told the board at the meeting he wasn't allowed in because of the crowd. On that night, the selectmen heard from the Kraft …

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Trader Joe's Plans To Open Store At Patriot Place.

It will be Massachuset's18 Trader Joe's and the only one within 15 miles.