Bigelow Tea’s “Manufactured in the USA” Claims
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing teas as “Manufactured in the USA”
Bigelow Green Tea Products
March 2016: A federal judge did not certify the class finding that the named plaintiff did not present an appropriate method to measure damages and did not demonstrate standing to seek injunctive relief.
September 2015: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Bigelow Tea for allegedly making unlawful health, nutrient content, and antioxidant claims. The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2012, alleges that its green teas are labeled as containing “Healthy Antioxidants” and having “packed powerful antioxidants into green tea” without meeting California and federal requirements to make such claims. (Khasin et al v. R. C. Bigelow, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-2204, N. D. CA.)
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Made in USA Claims on Bigelow Teas
In July 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against R.C. Bigelow, Inc. for allegedly falsely advertising that several of its teas – including Earl Grey Black Tea, English Teatime Black…
Bigelow Black Tea Products
September 2016: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the August 2016 order. August 2016: A federal judge granted Bigelow’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that the named…
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Box contradicts its own made in the USA claim.
By the Numbers: Made in the USA Class-Action Lawsuits
A closer look at the who, what, where, when, and why.