Company Denies UCL Liability For ‘Incidental Presence’ Of PFAS In Smoothie Drinks

(September 13, 2023, 1:21 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A beverage maker on Sept. 12 moved in California federal court to dismiss a putative class action accusing it of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by concealing the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in its fruit juice smoothie products, writing that the plaintiffs lack standing as they do not allege that it intentionally added PFAS to the products or that it intentionally deceived consumers....