GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS CONCERNED ABOUT HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP.

In  Holk v. Snapple Beverage Corp.  575 F.3d 329 (3^rd  Cir. 2009), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a class action suit filed on behalf of those who bought “all natural” Snapple before November of 2008.     The plaintiff alleged that the "all natural" labeling was misleading because Snapple products then contained high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), an ingredient manufactured from processed cornstarch.  The Third Circuit found that the plaintiff’s case was not preempted by an FDA policy statement regarding the use of the term “natural” and allowed the suit to go forward.