NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Prebiotic powders sold by GSK Consumer Health aren’t so natural, a class action lawsuit says.
Susan Swetz filed her case June 19 against the company’s Benefiber products, which, she says, contain wheat dextrin.
As a synthetic ingredient, its inclusion in Benefiber dooms the representation that it is 100% natural. The case says the National Advertising Division has determined the claim is misleading.
“The complex chemical process used to create the wheat dextrin in the Products is not superfluous. Rather it is integral to conferring the benefits that consumers desire including its high fiber content, viscosity, solubility, and sweetness,” the lawsuit says.