Seven misleading products

Skechers Shape-Ups

They really were too good to be true. Skechers agreed Wednesday to pay $40 million to settle claims that it exaggerated the fitness benefits of its toning sneakers with "rocker bottoms," including the popular Shape-Ups. The Kardashian-endorsed footwear evidently could not, as promised, deliver toned legs and a firm tush "without setting foot in a gym."

Nutella (still delicious)

Nutella, the scrumptious chocolate-infused hazelnut spread, is not part of a balanced breakfast. Its makers were forced to pay $4 to every person who purchased a jar of Nutella from January 2008 to February 2012 after a California mom won a class-action lawsuit arguing that Nutella does not provide "healthy," "balanced nutrition." A few tablespoons contain 200 calories, 11 grams of fat, and 21 grams of sugar.

Avon and Estee Lauder

Cosmetic giants Avon and Estee Lauder boast that the products they sell stateside are cruelty-free, but the companies also sell products in China, where law requires the animal-testing of cosmetic ingredients. Five U.S. women, angered that they were tricked into believing that "the companies were not involved in animal testing" at all, filed a $100 million lawsuit against the brands in March.

Fruit Roll-Ups

A long gestating class-action lawsuit for false advertising against General Mills got the go-ahead to proceed last week. Though the packaging for the company's popular Fruit Roll-Ups snack says the candy is "made with real fruit," a strawberry-flavored variety pack contains no actual strawberries, but rather "pears from concentrate," corn syrup, dried corn syrup, sugar, and partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil.

Apple's Siri

"Siri, get a lawyer." The polarizing voice-activated iPhone assistant is the subject of a lawsuit against Apple. The TV ads for Siri claim that she's capable of making appointments, finding restaurants, and even referring to users by a preferred nickname, such as "Rock God." The suit alleges that in reality, when a plaintiff asked for directions, Siri rarely understood what he was saying, or responded with the wrong answer.

Frito-Lay's Tostitos and SunChips

Chris Shake routinely — and happily — shelled out an extra 10 cents per bag for Tostitos or SunChips, convinced that the Frito-Lay snacks, as advertised, contained "all natural ingredients," unlike cheaper options like Doritos. When independent testing revealed that those allegedly natural ingredients are in fact genetically modified corn and vegetable oils, Shake filed a lawsuit against the snack food giant.

Vitaminwater

Think you're making a healthy choice when you finish a workout and reach for the virtuously named Vitaminwater? Think again. The drink actually contains 33 grams of sugar and 125 calories, and is so unhealthy that a class-action lawsuit was filed against parent company Coca-Cola in 2010 claiming that the name Vitaminwater misleads consumers. "They added vitamins to crap," says the lawsuit's chief litigator.

Naked Juice

Another drink that's not as healthful as it appears: Naked Juice. The PepsiCo-owned juice products are marketed as all-natural, but in fact contain "unnaturally processed and synthetic ingredients with alarming names like "cyanocobalamin." "Consumers were deceived into believing that the unnatural products were in fact natural substances," states a lawsuit that was filed against PepsiCo.

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