Judge Partly Dismisses UCL Suit Claiming Protein Powder Contains DL Malic Acid

(November 13, 2023, 1:49 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss a consumer’s lawsuit accusing a protein powder maker of violating the California unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by allegedly misleadingly labeling its products as containing no artificial flavors when the powders in fact contain DL malic acid....