A kosher certification group sued JetBlue Airways Corp in New Jersey federal court on Thursday, alleging JetBlue unlawfully used its trademarks to advertise food it had not certified.
According to the lawsuit, JetBlue sells an artichoke snack that it says is certified by Kof-K Kosher Supervision without the consent of the group.
Kof-K has never certified any of JetBlue's products as kosher or given the airline permission to use its trademarks, according to the lawsuit.
A spokeswoman for JetBlue said on Friday that the airline was investigating the claims. An attorney for Kof-K declined to make a statement.
Kosher foods are prepared in accordance with strict Jewish dietary laws. Teaneck, New Jersey-based Kof-K certifies kosher products in the U.S. and internationally.
com flying-with us inflight-experience snacks-drinks lists artichoke snacks in its Mediterranean-inspired snackbox as Kosher certified by KOF-K Kosher Supervision. The menu has several other snacks it says are kosher-certified by other groups.
The company that makes artichoke snacks, Elma Farms, was not named in the lawsuit.
Kof-K accused JetBlue of infringing trademarks in its name and the logo it uses to mark when a product has been certified, but the logo doesn't appear on a document submitted as an exhibit.
Kof-K requested unspecified money damages and asked the court to force the airline to pull the snacks and stop using its trademarks.
The case is Kof-K Kosher Supervision v. JetBlue Airways Corp, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, No. For Kof-K: Richard Elem of the Law Offices of Jan Meyer Associates
For JetBlue: not available.