date:Jun 02, 2012
The lawsuit was filed in February on behalf of plaintiff Charles Hairston by Finkelstein Thompson LLP, the same law firm behind a high-profile class action v. Jamba Juice alleging that steviol glycosides are not natural, owing to the chemical processing used to extract them from the stevia leaf.
Chemical manufacturing process
According to Hairstons amended complaint of April 12, 2012, PepsiCo subsidiary South Beach Beverage Companys SoBe Lifewater beverages are not all natural because they c