Golda ice cream chain faces NIS 350 million lawsuit over falsely labeled sugar-free options
The court concluded that sufficient grounds existed to allege financial damage, with the amount to be determined at a later date following further proceedings.
A class action lawsuit worth NIS 350 million has been approved against the Golda ice cream chain in Israel, alleging that several sugar-free options offered by the vendor actually contained sugar. The Central District Court ruled that laboratory tests showed the offerings contained 6.6 grams of sugar per 100 grams of ice cream, which is over thirteen times the amount allowed for a product to be labeled sugar-free.
The lawsuit, originally filed in February 2024, was brought by Sol Yarkoni, who purchased what she thought was sugar-free ice cream from a Golda location on Ramat Gan's Jabotinsky Street. Yarkoni, who was on a low-carb diet, claims she felt as if she had eaten sugar after consuming the product, leading her to bring a sample to a Health Ministry-authorized laboratory.
Golda argued that the labels were not misleading, citing the natural sugar content of dairy products and the opinion of Hebrew University of Jerusalem Professor Elliot Berry. However, the court rejected this argument, finding sufficient grounds for Yarkoni and others to assume the ice cream was sugar-free, given most of Golda's products are not labeled as such.
The court concluded that financial damage could be alleged, with the amount to be determined in further proceedings.
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