All-natural blues at Bigelow Tea as CEO blasts 'frivolous' glyphosate lawsuit

By Elaine Watson

22-Dec-2017 Last updated on 17-Feb-2018 at 00:38 GMT

Bigelow has promised to vigorously defend itself against a “frivolous” lawsuit filed by The Richman Law Group on behalf of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) alleging it misrepresented its green tea as ‘all natural’ owing to trace levels of glyphosate (Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide) residue.

Plaintiffs appeal judge's ruling in Quaker Oats 100% natural glyphosate lawsuit

13-Sep-2017

By Elaine Watson

An appeal has been filed challenging a federal judge’s recent decision to toss a high-profile lawsuit* over ‘100% natural’ claims on Quaker Oats products containing trace levels of the herbicide glyphosate.

Judge’s reasoning in Quakers Oats ‘100% natural’ glyphosate case is ‘flatly wrong,’ claims attorney

28-Aug-2017

By Elaine Watson

A federal judge has tossed a high-profile lawsuit accusing Quaker Oats of misleading shoppers with 100% natural claims on products containing trace levels of the herbicide glyphosate, but it may be too early for parent company PepsiCo to crack open the...

Glyphosate joins Prop 65 list, but what does this mean for packaged food manufacturers?

06-Jul-2017

By Elaine Watson

Glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide RoundUp) will be added to California's Prop 65 list on July 7, 2017, meaning warning labels will be required from July 2018. But what, if anything, does this mean for packaged foods that might...