Rachael Ray has slapped her name on everything from cookware to cookbooks , but her pet food line, Nutrish, could be the one endorsement she'll stop barking about. A $5 million class action lawsuit claims the brand's "natural" label is anything but, and that it's been serving up synthetic ingredients along with misleading marketing.
When Ray launched Nutrish in 2014, she hyped it as what is essentially doggie fine dining. She even introduced DISH, a "super premium" line of dog food based on her own recipes, made with ingredients like slow-roasted chicken and farm-grown potatoes. "DISH was born as a dog-friendly mimic of the dishes I prepare daily on my show and at home," she told Forbes , adding that her dog Isaboo, who is a picky eater, enjoyed the same food she and her husband did. Ray