Twinings Bagged Teas
Allegations: Misleading marketing tea as being from England when Twinings products sold outside of England come from China and Poland
Twinings Teas
April 2015: A federal judge denied the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration.
March 2015: Plaintiffs asked the Court to reconsider its decision to dismiss this lawsuit.
February 2015: A federal judge dismissed this class-action lawsuit against Twinings North America finding, among other things, that the product labels do not violate regulatory requirements because they do not describe the level of antioxidants in the product and, in some situations, tea is exempt from certain labeling requirements. The judge dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning that plaintiffs cannot refile.
July 2014: A class-action lawsuit against Twinings North America was transferred from state court to federal court. The complaint, which was originally filed in May 2014, alleges that the company misleadingly labels various flavors of its teas – including English Breakfast and Irish Breakfast – as a “natural source” of antioxidants without meeting certain regulatory requirements for making such claims. (Craig et al v. Twinings North America, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-05214, W. D. AR.).
For more information about other class-action lawsuits against Twinings North America and TINA.org’s coverage of the company, click here.
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