AUSTIN, Aug. 20 -- The Texas Attorney General issued the following press release:
Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an industry-wide investigation into companies that market and sell products that are labeled as "made with avocado oil." This follows reports that these products may contain undisclosed seed oils or other ingredients that are not identified on their ingredient labels.
A 2026 UC Davis study tested various products that were labeled as using avocado oil as the sole oil ingredient. The study overwhelmingly found that 93% of chip samples, 71% of mayonnaise samples, and 100% of dressing samples tested contained seed oils despite failure to disclose them in the products' ingredient lists or elsewhere on the packaging.
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