Snapple Brand Owner Exits PFAS Suit Over ‘All Natural’ Label (1)

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. defeated for now a proposed class action alleging it deceptively labels its Snapple and Nantucket Nectars juice beverages as “all natural” although they contain synthetic per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals.

The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday said Timothy Walker, the lead plaintiff in the suit, failed to establish an injury for standing purposes because he didn’t say when he bought the products or when he conducted the testing that allegedly revealed PFAS presence.

Walker alleged Snapple and Nantucket Nectars products used “All Natural” or “All Natural Ingredients” statements on multiple ...