( January 7, 2025, 1:56 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge denied a motion by putative class plaintiffs to add Amazon.com and affiliates as co-defendants to their suit accusing Whole Foods and affiliates of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by allegedly falsely advertising beef products as “antibiotic-free,” finding that the request is untimely and would cause “undue prejudice.”...