Vitaminwater controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
2009
Challenge to Vitaminwater health claims
The Center for Science in the Public Interest and other plaintiffs argued that Vitaminwater's health-oriented language could mislead consumers because the products also contained substantial added sugar. The dispute ultimately produced a major Supreme Court ruling about the interaction between federal labeling law and false-advertising claims.