Ocean Spray Agrees To $5.4M Settlement In Drink Labeling Lawsuit

Mealey's (November 14, 2019, 11:35 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — Consumers who filed a class complaint accusing Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. of misleading buyers with its juice labels filed a motion on Nov. 8 in a California federal court seeking preliminary approval of an agreement that will provide a $5.4 million settlement fund and will halt sales in the United States of drinks labeled with “no artificial flavors” that contain artificial versions of malic acid and/or fumaric acid (Crystal Hilsley, et al. v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., No. 17-2335, S.D. Calif.)....