“The disclaimer is also false, as the Products contain more than just ‘trace amounts’ of alcohol.” “Defendant’s disclaimer that the Products ‘contain a trace amount of alcohol,’ is woefully inadequate as it does not contain the mandated Surgeon General warning, is not prominently featured on the product, and is still sold to consumers under 21 years old,” the suit said. One plaintiff, under the age of 21, reportedly “felt the effects of alcohol” after consuming a bottle of Tribucha’s kombucha. A few of these products include kombuchas named “Controlled Burn,” “Flowers of Life” and “Brainiac” and probiotic “Soda Redefined” drinks made with zero sugar and zero carbs.
Tribucha’s unpasteurized products are sold across the nation. However, after leaving the production floor, an unpasteurized kombucha product will continue to ferment over time.Īpparently “a poorly kept industry secret,” the continued fermentation of raw kombucha products can lead to “highly alcoholic” beverages with “roughly the same alcohol content as regular beer.” To be legally sold as non-alcoholic beverages, products must not exceed 0.5% ABV. “These alcoholic beverages are sold to unsuspecting children, pregnant women, persons suffering with alcohol dependence issues, and a host of other people for whom alcoholic consumption may pose a grave and immediate safety and/or health risk,” the complaint detailed. Situated,” according to the class action complaint. North Carolina kombucha producer, Tribucha, has been sued for the “sorely misleading” labeling of its fermented tea products which allegedly contained double the legal amount of alcohol allowed in non-alcoholic beverages, as reported by Law360.Ĭonsumers in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia and Illinois filed the lawsuit on Thursday “on behalf of themselves and all others similarly A lawsuit is filed over a kombucha producer’s misleading alcohol content labeling.
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