Canada Dry Maker Faces unethical Advertising Problem

Dr Pepper Snapple now faces multiple lawsuits alleging that it engages in false advertising for Canada Dry by claiming that the carbonated soft drink is “Made from Real Ginger.

Judge Nathanael Cousins of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted class certification in a case brought by Californians Jackie Fitzhenry-Russell and Geghman Margaryan, rejecting Dr Pepper Snapple’s motion to quash the certification.

The plaintiffs assert that their decisions to buy Canada Dry were influenced by the “made from real ginger” claim, which has been used on the brand’s packaging, as well as in its advertising. The suit charges that the brand’s claim is false, citing independent testing showing that there was no “detectable” amount of real ginger in the beverage — that the product is actually made with “ginger extract that includes less than two parts per million of any ginger compounds in the final product.