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BioSteel Blue Raspberry Sports Drink
Case Name (Date)
Bedson et al. v. BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc.
23-cv-620, E.D.N.Y.
(Jan. 2023)
Product/Service
BioSteel Blue Raspberry Sports Drink
Allegations
Falsely marketing the sports drink as clean, eco-friendly, and good for consumers and the environment when it contains per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), which are synthetic chemicals that are harmful to people and the environment
Status
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.
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