Celestial Seasonings Fruit Tea Sampler
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as naturally flavored when the peach and blackberry flavored teas contain the synthetic flavoring ingredient citric acid
Carpenter et al. v. Celestial Seasonings, Inc.
26-cv-86, D. Colo.
(Jan. 2026)
Celestial Seasonings teas
Falsely advertising products as naturally flavored and containing “no artificial flavors or colors” when they contain synthetic flavor citric acid
Pending
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as naturally flavored when the peach and blackberry flavored teas contain the synthetic flavoring ingredient citric acid
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