This week, the court granted partial summary judgment to the plaintiffs, rejecting Bigelow’s argument that the “manufactured” claim refers only to the tea bags. The court wrote that “the tea leaves inside are vital to the tea bags as consumers purchase tea bags for the tea itself. In fact, the tea leaves are not only a component part of the tea bag; they are the very essence of the tea bag.” Because the tea leaves are grown and processed abroad, the court found the “Manufactured in the USA” statement to be literally false.
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