Dive Summary:
- After a lawsuit last month for over the deaths of five people, Monster faces a class action lawsuit in California which claims the company failed to properly label the ingredient epigallocatechin-3-gallate, a substance that is allegedly toxic and potentially lethal.
- According to the plaintiff, medical research links the substance, which is found in Monster Rehab Green Tea + Energy, to liver damage and other adverse side effects.
- Other complaints covered in the lawsuit include violations of the Unfair Competition Law, violations of Consumers Legal Remedies Act and unjust enrichment.
From the article:
Medical literature shows that the substance — found in "Monster Rehab Green Tea + Energy" — has been linked to liver injuries and could cause adverse side effects, plaintiff Jennifer Wooding asserts on behalf of the class.
