Poppi prebiotic soda faces lawsuit over gut health claims [Video]

WASHINGTON — Poppi is facing a lawsuit alleging that the popular prebiotic soda has falsely mislead consumers about its health claims.

Manufacturers VNGR Beverage LLC. were named in a class action lawsuit filed last week in San Francisco by a woman named Kristin Cobbs. The suit alleges Poppi has two grams of prebiotic fiber per can, deeming it too low to “cause meaningful gut health benefits for the consumer.”

According to the lawsuit, a person would need to drink four or more cans of Poppi in order “receive any health benefits from its prebiotic fiber.” Doing so, however, would immediately offset the benefits due to the soda’s “high sugar content.” 

“Although Poppi’s rise in popularity can be attributed to its enticing flavors and clever marketing, the core of Poppi’s success is primarily owed to a particular ingredient: agave inulin, the Products’ so-called ‘Prebiotic,'” the lawsuit alleges. “But, despite Poppi’s ‘prebiotic’ marketing claims, which assure consumers, on the …