AA new class action lawsuit accuses Celestial Seasonings of falsely advertising its herbal tea products as containing only all-natural ingredients.
Lead plaintiff Michelle Carpenter filed the class action complaint against Celestial Seasonings Inc. on Jan. 8 in Colorado federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the class action lawsuit, Celestial Seasonings falsely advertises its herbal teas as “naturally flavored” and free from artificial ingredients, even though they contain synthetic citric acid.
“Defendant’s misrepresentations are intended to convey to consumers exactly what they say — that the teas only contain natural flavors, not synthetic ones,” the lawsuit says.
The plaintiffs allege that the Celestial Seasonings tea products at issue include Lemon Zinger Herbal Tea, Peach + Probiotics Herbal Tea, Country Peach Passion Herbal Tea, Jammin’ Lemon Ginger Herbal Tea and Wild Berry Zinger Herbal Tea.
The front label of each of these products states that the tea is “naturally flavored with other natural flavors” and that the...
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