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Source: Reuters
Nestle to face lawsuit saying Poland Spring water not from a spring: U.S. judge
Jonathan Stempel
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(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Nestle SAs bid to dismiss a revised lawsuit claiming that it defrauded consumers by filling bottles of its Poland Spring water with ordinary groundwater.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer said consumers from eight northeastern states may pursue claims that Nestle Waters North America deceived them into overpaying by labeling Poland Spring as 100% Natural Spring Water.
The New Haven, Connecticut-based judge allowed claims on behalf of consumers from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. He said federal law preempted claims from Vermont consumers.
Nestle Waters had argued there was no fraud because its water met the various state requirements. Meyer had dismissed an earlier version of the lawsuit last May.
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Renew Deal
(81,897 posts)Eugene
(61,974 posts)Their old jingle said, "...straight from nature, straight from Maine..." 🎵. The Wikipedia article says they truck in hundreds of millions of gallons from other places in Maine (and Massachusetts).
elleng
(131,370 posts)seeing ads with pretty pic of such every day, on fb.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)last century.
The time for state & federal laws on bottled water labeling is LONG OVERDUE!
Our High desert local 100 year old natural spring water company was purchased by a companymfrom a verymdistant state.
SHAME on State legislators for allowing a water resource to be sold to out of state players.
Water is life supporting, not a commodity like copper or whatever.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)in its convenience store. Owner was busted for filling the bottles with the hose out back.
When it's too easy to steal, they will almost have to steal.