class action

In the United States, five collective actions against the bottled water industry have already been launched in the first months of this year.Citizens, in particular, are accusing producers of a lack of transparency, as they do not report the presence of microplastics in water labels, despite numerous studies having confirmed this presence.Even if the scientific community is still investigating the damage caused by microplastics, the plaintiffs are determined to take the matter to court.The accusation alleges that companies that produce and sell bottled water violated consumer protection regulations labeling their water as “natural”.In reality, it is presumed to contain microplastics, i.e. microscopic and potentially toxic fragments of plastic that are anything but natural. Specifically, disputes involve companies The Wonderful Co., Bluetriton Brands Inc., Danone Waters of America LLC and CG Roxane LLC.The class action against The Wonderful Co., the company producing Fiji bo...