TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Walmart faces a class action lawsuit that says its peach water enhancers do not get their flavor from only natural ingredients.
Robert Thompson sued the company May 8 in Florida federal court, alleging the source of the flavor needs to be disclosed on its bottle. It claims the malic acid in the product is actually an artificial flavor.
The bottle says the enhancer contains "Natural Flavor With Other Natural Flavors."
"While the ingredient list in small print on the back lists 'Natural Flavor' as the fifth most predominant ingredient by weight, this is less than 'Malic Acid,' listed third," the lawsuit says.
"Even if a consumer reviewed the fine print ingredient list on the back label, they would not know which version of 'Malic Acid' the product uses.
"DL-Malic Acid is not found in peaches or any other fruit, vegetable or natural source, because it is derived from petroleum."
William Wright of West Palm Beach and Spencer Sheehan of New York are representing the plaintiff.