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2019
Class-action lawsuit over Bombay Sapphire ingredients
Lawsuit filed
A class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Miami named Bacardi and Winn-Dixie as defendants. The suit alleges that Bacardi adds grains of paradise, which is prohibited under an old Florida law, to Bombay Sapphire gin; it also claims consumer damages based on the purchase price. The article reports allegations, not a court determination.
Source excerpt
The alleged damage described in the lawsuit resides instead entirely in the "individual purchase price" paid by consumers—"generally less than $40."
The class-action lawsuit against Bacardi, which owns Bombay Sapphire, claims the liquor giant adds "grains of paradise"—a spice banned under an archaic Florida law—to its bestselling gin. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami this past summer and the subject of a lengthy piece in the Miami Herald this week, also names Winn-Dixie, a Florida-based grocery chain that sells Bombay Sapphire, as a defendant.