Consumer Defends UCL Suit For PFAS Found In Smoothies Against Dismissal

(November 1, 2023, 1:38 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — Two consumers filed a brief in California federal court opposing a beverage maker’s motion to dismiss their lawsuit accusing the company 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, urging the court to disregard the company’s argument that it cannot be held liable for the “incidental presence” of PFAS in its products....