Trader Joe’s Candies Are Tart, But Not “Natural,” False Advertising Suit Claims

Trader Joe’s “Ts & Js Lemon Grapefruit Lime Tangerine Sour Gummies” have soured the palate of at least one consumer, according to a recently-removed Southern District of California lawsuit. Plaintiff Serena Wong, who filed her complaint against the grocery giant earlier this year, claims that the candies contain an undisclosed artificial ingredient, d-l malic acid, which enhances the candies’ tangy flavor. The label discloses the ingredient “malic acid,” which is in fact natural, but laboratory testing of commercial samples of the product showed the presence of the compound’s “d-l” form—“a synthetic petrochemical” that has “never been extensively studied for its health effects in human beings” according to the complaint. Wong claims the failure to declare the artificial flavor on the packaging and labelling the candies as “all natural” is unlawful, and she brought the putative…

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