In 2016, the Animal League Defense Fund sued Hormel Foods Corporation, alleging that the company's use of the terms "natural" and "no preservatives added" in advertising violated the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act because it materially misled consumers into believing that Hormel's products are made from animals that are humanely raised and not "factory farmed" and that they do not contain preservatives or nitrates or nitrites that are not from natural sources.