March 16, 2026
A California federal judge ruled Monday that Tree Top must face a proposed class action alleging it mislabels some of its apple juices as being made with "100% juice" despite adding synthetically produced ascorbic acid, finding the plaintiff plausibly alleged the ascorbic acid added to the beverages aren't made from apples.
July 02, 2025
Tree Top Inc. deceptively labels some of its apple juices as made with "100% apple juice" or made from "100% USA apples," despite the addition of ascorbic acid, a synthetic preservative, to the beverages, according to a proposed false advertising class action filed Tuesday in California federal court.