Trader Joe’s Sheds Deceptive Label Suit Over Manuka Honey

Trader Joe’s Co. got an early exit from a proposed consumer class suit challenging the labeling of its Manuka Honey.

A federal trial court in California threw out a suit alleging Trader Joe’s falsely labels the honey as “100% New Zealand Manuka Honey” or “New Zealand Manuka Honey.”

Lynn Moore, Shanque King, and Jeffrey Akwe contended the product should be labeled “manuka honey blend” because it includes honey with varying pollen levels.

But the plaintiffs can’t state a viable claim based on alleged adulteration, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said June 24.

The plaintiffs’ adulteration ...