BellRing Sheds Bulk of Protein Shake Lead Deception Lawsuit

BellRing Brands Inc., the holding company of the Premier Protein product line, convinced a federal judge to trim most claims in a proposed class action alleging the company misrepresented the healthiness of its protein shakes and powders that contained lead.

Two of the three plaintiffs lacked standing because they failed to specify which shakes they bought, and the complaint didn’t sufficiently plead what alleged statements were related to lead, the US District Court for the Northern District of California said June 14.

The consumers sued in 2023 and said Premier’s misleads customers into thinking its ready-to-drink shakes and plant-based ...