Ray's brand Nutrish found itself at the center of a class-action lawsuit in 2018 (via The Travel). The brand promoted itself as free of preservatives and artificial flavors. That turned out to be false.
Another class-action lawsuit was filed because the food lacks taurine and has legume-based protein (via Class Action). "In other words, Plaintiff and the Class were actually paying more for less healthy foods," the lawsuit states. They were attempting to make the case that the food was unhealthy for dogs.
Ray found herself involved in another class-action lawsuit out of New York. According to Top Class Actions, the plaintiff was looking to get the food to stop being labeled as "natural" because it contained a trace amount of a herbicide. "The products at issue are not 'natural.' Instead, the products contain the unnatural chemical glyphosate, a potent biocide and endocrine disruptor, with detrimental health effects that are still becoming known" (via Fortune). However, the suit was thrown out in court, not once, but twice: in 2019, and again earlier this year, reports Top Class Actions.
