Core Formulations Protein Powder Hit With Protein Powder Lawsuit

The protein powder manufacturer Core Formulations is one of several protein powder companies to be hit with a false advertising lawsuit.

The plaintiff who filed this Core Formulations lawsuit, Bernardo DeLeon, is a resident of California. According to the lawsuit, DeLeon. bought one or more Core Formulations protein products.

While at the time DeLeon believed the advertising for the product and relied on this information to make his decision to purchase the product, he later discovered that this advertising misled him.

Had the plaintiff known about the true protein content in the product—indeed, that the product he purchased contained less protein than the label itself claimed—he would have not paid the premium price for the product, if he purchased it at all, the lawsuit claims.

The Core Formulations class action lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including violation of California false advertising law, violation of California business & professions code, violation of California consumers legal remedies act, breach of express warranty, negligent misrepresentation, and conspiracy.

Core Formulations Protein Powder

Core Formulations and other protein powder manufacturers have been accused of “protein spiking,” or the process of including additives like amino acids in their protein supplement products. This “protein spiking” causes supplements to show a higher amount of protein than it actually has.

The lawsuit alleges that Core Formulations not only uses protein spiking to show a higher amount of protein, but also falsely advertises their product’s protein content.

For instance, the Core Formulations Core 8 protein powder shows this unconvincing message on its label: “NO PROTEIN SPIKING!! NO useless AMINO spikes like ‘Amino Acid Complex’ or ‘Taurine’. ONLY 100% WHEY PROTEIN.”

Core Formulations is not the only company that has been accused of protein spiking their protein powder supplement products. Others include Rogue Nutrition and BioHealth Nutrition.

The protein powder products implicated in these false advertising practices include:

• Core Formulations Core 8 & IsoCore
• Rogue Nutrition Rogue Whey
• BioHealth Nutrition Precision Blend & Precision Iso

Prices for two pounds of these products can range from $49.99 to $59.99, depending on the company.

Core Formulations False Advertising Lawsuits

The lawsuit against Core Formulations and these other companies allege that their protein powder products advertise a much higher level of protein that they actually contain.

The lawsuit claims that these companies engage in deceptive practices like protein spiking and false advertising methods to sell their protein powder products at premium prices, maximizing their profits at the expense of their customers.

The lawsuit further alleges that Core Formulations “knew, or should have known, at the time that they made these claims, that the claims were false and untrue.”

If you have purchased protein powder from Core Formulations or one of these other companies, you may be able to file a protein powder lawsuit or class action lawsuit.

The Core Formulations Lawsuit is DeLeon v. Core Formulations, et al., Case No. BC611621, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles.

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If you purchased any of the protein powders listed below, you may qualify to file a protein powder lawsuit or protein spiking class action lawsuit.

• Core Formulations Core 8 & IsoCore
• Rogue Nutrition Rogue Whey
• BioHealth Nutrition Precision Blend & Precision Iso

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