Judge sets Feb 2018 deadline to conduct settlement conference in Hint ‘all natural’ case

By Elaine Watson

25-Oct-2017 Last updated on 25-Oct-2017 at 16:17 GMT

Fruit infused water brand Hint has until February 2, 2018, to conduct a settlement conference* to resolve a legal dispute with plaintiffs who have accused it of misleading shoppers with its ‘all natural’ claims.

Judge stays Annie’s ‘natural’ lawsuit, says FDA is likely to address natural claims ‘in a relatively short amount of time’

23-Oct-2017

By Elaine Watson

The judge handling a putative class action lawsuit* over ‘natural’ claims on Annie’s salad dressings, has stayed the case (put it on hold) on primary jurisdiction** grounds, and speculated that the FDA is likely to address the use of the term natural on...

Court filings indicate resurgence' in ‘all-natural’ litigation in 2017, but will appropriations bill spur the FDA into action?

10-Aug-2017

By Elaine Watson

There has been a resurgence in ‘all-natural’ litigation in 2017 as the industry has waited in vain for the FDA to provide a definition of the much-maligned term. However, a line item in an appropriations bill might spur the agency into action, say...

Hint Inc urges court to stay propylene glycol lawsuit as FDA ponders ‘natural’ claims

31-May-2017

By Elaine Watson

Flavored water brand Hint Inc has urged a California court to stay (put on ice) a high-profile lawsuit accusing it of falsely advertising its wares as ‘all natural.'