Everlywell class action alleges food sensitivity tests are misleading

Everlywell class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Three plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against Everlywell Inc.
• Why: Everlywell allegedly falsely advertises its food sensitivity tests can identify food sensitivities by measuring IgG antibody levels.
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.

A new class action lawsuit alleges Everlywell falsely advertises its food sensitivity tests can identify food sensitivities by measuring IgG antibody levels.

Plaintiffs Benjamin Spiro, Leah Spiro and Stephanie Rebecca Andrecs filed the class action complaint against Everlywell on June 8 in California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.

The lawsuit alleges Everlywell misleads consumers into believing its food sensitivity tests can accurately identify food sensitivities, when in reality, the tests only measure IgG antibodies, which cannot detect food sensitivities.

The class action claims Everlywell’s marketing scheme exploits consumers’ desire for valuable health insights, while the tests only provide a reflection of what they have consumed.

According to the lawsuit, Everlywell’s food sensitivity tests are ineffective and mislead consumers into making unnecessary dietary changes and paying a premium for a product that does not work.

Everlywell food sensitivity tests ‘worthless,’ lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit claims Everlywell’s food sensitivity tests are “worthless” because IgG antibodies cannot detect food sensitivities. Instead, IgG antibodies simply indicate that a person has been exposed to a certain food, the lawsuit explains.

It also alleges Everlywell’s tests raise significant privacy concerns, as consumers unknowingly surrender their personal information to the company when they purchase the tests.

The lawsuit seeks to represent anyone who purchased Everlywell’s food sensitivity tests. It accuses the company of violating California’s Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law and Consumers Legal Remedies Act as well as breach of warranty, unjust enrichment, fraud, deceit and negligent misrepresentation.

The plaintiffs are seeking certification of the class action, damages incurred as well as an order stopping Everlywell from marketing its food sensitivity tests in a misleading manner.

Meanwhile, Everlywell and Natalist agreed to a $5 million class action settlement over allegations that they used tracking pixels on their websites to share users’ personal health information with third parties like Meta and Google without consent.

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The plaintiffs are represented by Ryan J. Clarkson, Bahar Sodaify, Alan Gudino and Ryan D. Ardi of Clarkson Law Firm P.C.

The Everlywell class action lawsuit is Spiro, et al. v. Everlywell Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv-04539, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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