Legal Opinion
Organic Consumers Ass'n v. Hain Celestial Grp., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 3, 2018No. Case No. 1:16–cv–00925 (TNM)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TREVOR N. MCFADDEN, United States District Judge
The Organic Consumers Association ("Plaintiff") brings this action under the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act ("CPPA"), seeking to prevent Defendant Hain Celestial Group, Inc. ("Hain Celestial") from labeling its "Earth's Best" infant and toddler formula products as "organic," at least when those products are in the District of Columbia. The complaint's only count alleges that the products contain synthetic ingredients that are not permitted under the federal Organic Food Production Act of 1990 ("OFPA"), and thus the…
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