By Mary Cunningham
Mary Cunningham Reporter, MoneyWatch
Mary Cunningham是CBS MoneyWatch的记者。她曾作为CBS新闻项目助理，在《60分钟》、CBSNews.com和CBS新闻24/7频道工作。
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2026年3月12日 / 美国东部时间下午12:35 / CBS新闻
最近一起集体诉讼指控大卫蛋白公司（David Protein）在其受欢迎的蛋白棒中误报了卡路里和脂肪含量，这对一家以迎合注重健康的消费者而闻名的公司构成了挑战。
在1月23日提交至美国纽约南区联邦地区法院的投诉中，三名购买了大卫蛋白棒的消费者声称，这些产品的卡路里和脂肪含量”远超”标签所示。诉讼称，采用阿特沃特因子（Atwater factors）方法进行的独立第三方测试确定，卡路里含量超出标签标注量的比例高达83%。
脂肪含量
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原告还指控大卫蛋白公司低估了其蛋白棒的脂肪含量，测试显示脂肪含量超出标签标注量的比例高达400%。
大卫蛋白公司的网站和产品标签显示，这些蛋白棒含有150卡路里、28克蛋白质和0克糖。
诉讼引用了美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）的指南，该指南规定，如果”复合营养成分的含量超过标签上宣称的营养成分值的20%以上”，则产品属于虚假标识。
无人会被瑞吉娜”坑”
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根据市场情报平台Tracxn的数据，诉讼将主要被告列为林纳斯科技公司（Linus Technologies），这是一家由企业家彼得·拉哈尔（Peter Rahal）于2023年创立的专注于营养领域的公司。林纳斯科技公司以大卫蛋白的品牌运营。
林纳斯科技公司和大卫蛋白公司未立即回应置评请求。周三，该公司在Instagram上发布声明称：”没人会被瑞吉娜坑”（No one is getting Regina Georged），这句话暗指电影《贱女孩》（Mean Girls），其中主角卡迪·赫伦（Cady Heron）欺骗霸凌者瑞吉娜·乔治（Regina George）食用会导致体重增加的蛋白棒。
诉讼于1月提起后，拉哈尔告诉《名利场》杂志，公司”坚信产品标签的准确性”，并计划”坚决捍卫这一指控”。
据《福布斯》报道，大卫蛋白棒于2024年上市，名称致敬米开朗基罗16世纪的杰作。
这些蛋白棒有多种口味，如巧克力曲奇和软糖布朗尼，12支装售价39美元，单支3.25美元。
Edited by Aimee Picchi
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/protein-is-everywhere-but-experts-warn-more-isnt-always-better/
Lawsuit alleges David Protein understates calories and fat content of its bars
By Mary Cunningham
Mary Cunningham Reporter, MoneyWatch
Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. She previously worked at “60 Minutes,” CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program.
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March 12, 2026 / 12:35 PM EDT / CBS News
A recent class-action lawsuit alleges that David Protein misrepresented the calorie and fat contents in its popular protein bars, a challenge for a company known for catering to health-conscious customers.
In the complaint, filed Jan. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, three individuals who had bought David bars claim they contain “way more” calories and fat than the labels state. Independent and third-party testing, using a method known as the Atwater factors, determined that the number of calories exceeded the amount listed on the label by as much as 83%, the lawsuit claims.
Fat content
The plaintiffs also allege that David Protein underestimated the fat content of its bars, with testing revealing that the fat content exceeds the label’s stated amount by as much as 400%.
David Protein’s website and product labels say the bars contain 150 calories, 28 grams of protein and 0 grams of sugar.
The lawsuit cites Food and Drug Administration guidelines, which dictate that a product is misbranded if the “nutrient content of the composite is greater than 20% in excess of the value for that nutrient declared on the label.”
“No one is getting Regina Georged”
The lawsuit lists Linus Technologies as the main defendant, a nutrition-focused company founded by entrepreneur Peter Rahal in 2023, according to market-intelligence platform Tracxn. Linus Technologies operates its business under the brand name David Protein.
Linus Technologies and David Protein did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Wednesday, the company posted a statement on Instagram that read, “No one is getting Regina Georged,” a reference to the movie “Mean Girls” in which the protagonist Cady Heron dupes bully Regina George into eating a protein bar that causes weight gain.
After the lawsuit was filed in January, Rahal told Vanity Fair that the company “stands behind the accuracy of our product labeling” and that it plans to “defend this claim vigorously.”
The David bar came to market in 2024. The name is a nod to Michelangelo’s 16th-century masterpiece, according to Forbes.
The bars come in a variety of flavors, such as chocolate chip cookie and fudge brownie, and retail for $39 for a pack of 12, or $3.25 a bar.
Edited by Aimee Picchi
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/protein-is-everywhere-but-experts-warn-more-isnt-always-better/
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