A lawsuit filed in opposition to the wildly common “Shark Tank” phenomenon, Poppi prebiotic soda, alleges that the drink was once no longer as “intestine wholesome” because it’s marketed to be.
Plaintiff Kristin Cobbs of San Francisco filed the category motion lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of herself and “in a similar fashion located” customers of Poppi in opposition to the mum or dad corporate, VNGR Beverage LLC, which is primarily based in Austin, Texas.
Poppi has briefly climbed the ranks within the beverage global — capitalizing on related advertising and marketing and scoring shelf-space at common shops like Entire Meals, Goal and Costco.
Poppi’s “intestine wholesome” guarantees are false for the reason that soda “best incorporates two grams of prebiotic fiber, an quantity too low to reason significant intestine well being advantages,” the plaintiffs claimed.
“Accordingly, a client would want to drink greater than 4 Poppi sodas in an afternoon to understand any attainable well being advantages from its prebiotic fiber,” the lawsuit claimed.
“Alternatively, even supposing a client had been to do that, Poppi’s prime sugar content material would offset maximum, if no longer all, of those purported intestine well being,” they added.
Cobbs mentioned that she “fairly relied” on Poppi’s promise of intestine wholesome soda and determined to pay the “considerable worth top rate.”
An individual beverages Poppi, a prebiotic soda, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in New York. AP
“Ms. Cobbs, on the other hand, didn’t obtain the advantage of her bargains since the Merchandise didn’t, if truth be told, comprise sufficient ‘prebiotics’ to reach any significant ‘intestine well being,’” the lawsuit mentioned.
The lawsuit additionally cited research that confirmed eating an excessive amount of agave inulin — the kind of prebiotic present in Poppi — can in reality have adversarial well being results.
“Likewise, Ms. Cobbs was once unaware that over the top intake of the Merchandise may negatively have an effect on her well being,” it added.
The lawsuit “calls for” an ordeal via jury, claiming that Poppi falsely marketed the well being advantages in their merchandise.
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