Class Action Wants A Bite Of Post Holdings Subsidiary Making Joint Juice
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Premier Nutrition is targeted in a class action complaint alleging false health benefit claims for its Joint Juice joint health supplement, including that the product would support and nourish cartilage and lubricate joints.
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