Organic Consumers Association Files New Roundup Lawsuit Against Bigelow Tea

Posted by Roopal Luhana

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently filed a deceptive advertising lawsuit against tea-maker R. C. Bigelow, Inc., in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. It claims that Bigelow should be held liable for “deceptive labeling, marketing, and sale of tea products” that they represent as “all natural” or environmentally friendly, because the teas actually contain glyphosate residue, the main herbicide in Roundup weed killer.

According to their complaint, tests of Bigelow Green Tea conducted by an independent laboratory revealed glyphosate at 0.38 parts per million (ppm). Even while, though glyphosate’s technical factsheet states that chronic long-term exposure can cause kidney damage and reproductive problems, EPA standards allows 1 ppm for dried tea.

Despite the low levels found in Bigelow Green Tea, the OCA alleges that Bigelow’s products labels and social media pages contain the words “natural” and “all natural”. The company also claims that it is committed to “sustainability” and “protecting the environment.” The OCA asserts that Bigelow’s claims are false and misleading based on the test results showing glyphosate residues in the tea.

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