GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks False Wellness Claims Jeopardize Customer Health, Claims Class Action

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GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks Class Action Lawsuit Overview:

• Who: A San Diego resident filed a class action lawsuit against NextFoods, Inc.
• Why: Plaintiff claims NextFoods falsely markets its GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks, and instead is selling unhealthy products.
• Where: The class action lawsuit was lodged in California federal court.

NextFoods’ claims that its GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks promote “overall” wellness and digestive health are not only false, but dangerously misleading as well, as its juices can lead to serious health concerns, claims a class action lawsuit.

Lead plaintiff, Evlyn Andrade-Heymsfield, wants to represent anyone in California who bought any GoogBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks in the four years. The plaintiff accuses NextFoods of making fraudulent marketing claims, profiting off of false claims, and causing injury through its unhealthy products. 

Andrade-Heymsfield claims she was misled and confused by the labeling on GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks, and wants to prevent the same from happening to other customers. The plaintiff says she would not have purchased the JuiceDrinks if she had known that the wellness claims were false and that the juice, in fact, contains an unhealthy amount of sugar. 

Due to the advertising language, Andrade-Heymsfield says that she and other customers spent more money than they might have on products without such labeling. TNextFoods made more money on GoodBelly Probiotic products and gained a greater share of the juice market, says the class action lawsuit. 

NextFoods GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks Sugar Content Calls Health Into Question

Instead of selling a health and wellness beverage, NextFoods is actually marketing a potentially unsafe product, claims the GoodBelly Probiotic class action lawsuit. 

Sugar makes up 60 to 88 percent of the calories per serving in NextFoods’ GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks, claims the class action lawsuit. The calorie count in GoodBelly Probiotic beverages well exceeds the World Health Organization’s recommendation of “no more than 10% of an adult’s calories, and ideally less than 5%, come from free or added sugar,” points out the lawsuit.  

Health sciences have associated juice drinking with several health problems including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure. Should consumers drink the GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks as intended, they could increase their risk of contracting such health conditions, alleges the plaintiff. 

The class action lawsuit maintains that despite its duty to transparency and customer health, NextFoods intentionally omits information about the consequences of such high levels of free sugar consumption in its GoodBelly Probiotic products. 

The plaintiff wants NextFoods to correct and eliminate its allegedly misleading advertising materials and labels, recall the falsely advertised GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks, and pay the consumers restitution and damages. 

A number of companies are facing consumer class action lawsuits alleging they falsely represent the sugar content of their beverages and other products, including Odwalla, Clif Bars, and even the childhood favorite Goldfish crackers. 

Have you tried NextFoods GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks? Do you think they have health benefits? Let us know in the comments below!

The plaintiff is represented by Jack Fitzgerald, Paul K. Joseph, Melanie Persinger, and Trevor M. Flynn of Fitzgerald Joseph LLP.

The NextFoods GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks Class Action Lawsuit is Andrade-Heymsfield v. NextFoods, Inc., Case No. 3:21-cv-01446-BTM-MSB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. 

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