BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A fiber supplement sold at Costco is alleged to not be as natural as the company claims.
Costco was sued in New York federal court on Sept. 11 by Robert Smyth and his attorneys at The Sultzer Law Group and Reese LLP.
They take issue with the Optiber Natural Prebiotic Fiber Supplement. It contains wheat dextrin, a synthetic ingredient, they complain.
“Plaintiff and those similarly situated relied on Defendant's misrepresentations that the Product is ‘Natural’ when purchasing the Product,” the suit says.
“Plaintiff and Class Members paid a premium for the Product based upon its ‘Natural’ representation. Given that Plaintiff and Class Members paid a premium for the Product based on Defendant's misrepresentations that it is ‘Natural,’ Plaintiff and Class Members suffered an injury in the amount of the premium paid.”