Ricola Nasal Care Cough Drops
Company misleadingly markets lozenges as an effective nasal decongestant, according to lawsuit.
In November 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Virgil’s Sodas for allegedly deceptively marketing its Root Beer and Orange Cream sodas as being “Made Naturally” with “100% Natural Ingredients” and as having “No Preservatives” when, according to the plaintiffs, the sodas contain a synthetic preservative called citric acid. (Mason et al v. Reed’s Inc. d/b/a Virgil’s Sodas, Case No. 18-cv-10826, S. D. NY.)
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Company misleadingly markets lozenges as an effective nasal decongestant, according to lawsuit.
These claims make our stomach growl.
Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post
Sasha Chavkin, Caitlin Gilbertand Anahad O’Connor, The Examination
Anahad O’Connor, Caitlin Gilbert and Sasha Chavkin, The Washington Post