Tag: juice
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Texan Claims Naked Juice Is Not All Juice and Contains GMOs and Unnatural Ingredients
A Texas resident has filed a putative nationwide class action against the Naked Juice Co., alleging that its “100% Juice,” “100% Fruit,” “All Natural,” and “non-GMO” beverage products are falsely labeled because they contain synthetic and genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Sandys v. Naked Juice Co., No. 11-8007 (C.D. Cal., filed September 27, 2011). The complaint claims…
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FDA Refutes Arsenic Apple Juice Claims
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a consumer update reassuring the public about the safety of apple juice after a TV talk show claimed that certain brands contain high levels of arsenic. Mehmet Oz, who hosts “The Dr. Oz Show,” apparently sent 50 apple juices samples to EMSL Analytical, Inc., which measured total…
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POM Wonderful Claims Pompis Infringes and Dilutes Its Trademark
POM Wonderful LLC, which has created a market for pomegranate juice beverages and other products, has sued Backside Beverages, LLC, alleging that the company has infringed POM’s trademark with its Pompis energy drink. POM Wonderful LLC v. Backside Beverages, LLC, No. 11-760 (D. Utah, filed August 22, 2011). POM’s complaint includes a comprehensive description of…
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Fruit Juice Makers Seek Dismissal of MDL Lead-Content Suits
A number of fruit juice manufacturers have filed a motion to dismiss the multidistrict litigation (MDL) consumer fraud lawsuits pending in a Massachusetts federal court. In re: Fruit Juice Prods. Mktg. & Sales Practices Litig., MDL No. 2231 (D. Mass, motion filed July 29, 2011). The lawsuits, involving plaintiffs from California, Colorado, Florida, and Massachusetts, allege…
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Consumer Groups Urge FDA to Regulate Heavy Metals in Fruit Juice
Consumer advocacy organizations have written to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to report the results of tests conducted on apple juice, showing arsenic levels above federal tolerance levels for drinking water. The organizations, Food & Water Watch and the Empire State Consumer Project, urge FDA to “establish tolerance levels for arsenic in…
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Juicy Juice® Health Claims Class Action Appealed to Ninth Circuit
Plaintiffs alleging that they were misled by the purportedly unsubstantiated claims Nestlé USA Inc. made about its Juicy Juice® Brain Development and Immunity products have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from a district court order dismissing their consolidated class action. Chavez/ Bonsignore v. Nestlé USA, Inc., No. 09-9192 (C.D. Cal., notice…
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Fresh Squeezed or Made from Concentrate?
Alabama and Indiana residents have filed a putative class action alleging violation of state consumer protection laws by a company that promotes its orange juice as “not from concentrate juice” and “100% pure Florida squeezed,” when it allegedly “contains orange juice concentrate and water.” Leftwich v. TWS Mktg. Group, Inc., No. 11-01879 (D. Ala., filed…
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Illinois Plaintiff Files Personal Injury Action Against Ocean Spray
A man who claims that his consumption of Ocean Spray’s 100% Cranberry Pomegranate Juice® caused his food poisoning and other related injuries, has filed an individual action against the company, retailers and a testing laboratory in an Illinois state court. Mihalopoulos v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., No. 2011L005420 (Ill. Cir. Ct., Cook Cty., filed May…