OCA v. Twinings

Reference :

No description

Complaint date :

July 3, 2019

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Washington, DC

Plaintiffs types :

Consumer Protection Organizations

Plaintiffs names :

Organic Consumers Association (OCA)

Defendants :

Twinings, Associated British Foods PLC

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Kim E. Richman

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Glyphosate, , Neonicotinoid, Thiacloprid, Pyrethroid, Bifenthrin, Herbicide

Requests :

OCA demands a trial by jury. A declaration that Twinings' conduct is in violation of the DC CPPA; an order enjoining Twinings' conduct found to be in violation of the DC CPPA, as well as corrective advertising; an order granting OCA costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expert fees.

Name of the Court :

Superior court of the district of Columbia of Washington, DC, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

Action regarding the deceptive labeling, marketing and sale of Twinings products as “pure” and containing “100% natural ingredients” despite the fact that they contain glyphosate and various insecticides.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.