A lawsuit filed against the wildly popular “Shark Tank” phenomenon, Poppi prebiotic soda, alleges that the drink was not as “gut healthy” because it’s advertised to be.
Plaintiff Kristin Cobbs of San Francisco filed the class motion lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of herself and “similarly situated” consumers of Poppi against the parent company, VNGR Beverage LLC, which relies in Austin, Texas.
Poppi has quickly climbed the ranks within the beverage world — capitalizing on relevant marketing and scoring shelf-space at popular retailers like Whole Foods, Goal and Costco.
Poppi’s “gut healthy” guarantees are false because the soda “only comprises two grams of prebiotic fiber, an amount too low to cause meaningful gut health advantages,” the plaintiffs claimed.
“Accordingly, a consumer would wish to drink greater than 4 Poppi sodas in a day to comprehend any potential health advantages from its prebiotic fiber,” the lawsuit claimed.
“Nonetheless, even when a consumer were to do that, Poppi’s high sugar content would offset most, if not all, of those purported gut health,” they added.
Cobbs said that she “reasonably relied” on Poppi’s promise of gut healthy soda and decided to pay the “substantial price premium.”
An individual drinks Poppi, a prebiotic soda, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Recent York. AP
“Ms. Cobbs, nonetheless, didn’t receive the good thing about her bargains since the Products didn’t, actually, contain enough ‘prebiotics’ to attain any meaningful ‘gut health,’” the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit also cited studies that showed consuming an excessive amount of agave inulin — the form of prebiotic present in Poppi — can even have adversarial health effects.
“Likewise, Ms. Cobbs was unaware that excessive consumption of the Products could negatively impact her health,” it added.
The lawsuit “demands” a trial by jury, claiming that Poppi falsely advertised the health advantages of their products.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Poppi for comment.
