A woman has sued the candy company, Jelly Belly, due to the sugar content in the candy. The company claims that the candy's variant, Sport Beans Energizing Jelly Beans can be used as a supplement to fuel body when one is on a diet and helps to burn fat. However, Gomez claims that she was unaware of the sugar content as it is missing from the ingredient list.
According to reports from Huffington Post, Jessica Gomez, a Californian woman has sued Jelly Belly, a popular candy company. She has filed her lawsuit filed in Los Angeles' U.S. District Court. And, she claims that Jelly Belly tried to cover up the sugar content in the candy that the company sells under the label of Sport Beans Energizing Jelly Beans, by misleading its consumers with inappropriate information.
Gomez states in her lawsuit that the company claims that the same variant has vitamins, electrolytes, and carbohydrates. in its advertisement, stressing that it is suitable for athletes, or sportspersons. Also, Gomez's attorney had written a letter to the company, stating, "The term 'evaporated cane juice' is false or misleading because it suggests that the sweetener is 'juice' or is made from 'juice' and does not reveal that its basic nature and characterizing properties are those of a sugar."
However, Jelly Belly's attorney had claimed the lawsuit to be nonsense as it was surprising how Gomez saw the "evaporated cane juice" and missed the sugar amount mentioned in the package. The attorney further claimed that Sport Beans Energizing Jelly Beans is scientifically formulated to boost performance for sportspersons and athletes, Los Angeles Times reported.
It is worth mentioning here that it was last year that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made announcements regarding the change in labeling from "evaporated cane juice" to "sugar." And it was stated that the label was misleading nature.
