The maker of a popular green tea is being sued for allegedly failing to disclose the presence of the herbicide glyphosate, a probable carcinogen found in Round-Up.

The Organic Consumers Association (“OCA”) is suing Bigelow Tea claiming it has become the number two selling brand of tea in the United States through false advertising that deceives customers into believing the tea is "natural".

Cindi Bigelow, the CEO of the company and granddaughter of the founder, called the lawsuit "frivolous" and "illogical", adding that the glyphosate levels found by OCA are "far below" the government standards of what is allowed. Bigelow further contends that the OCA conducted its testing on dried tea rather than brewed tea, which is the standard used by the federal government.

"I understand [OCA has] an issue with Round-up…but to find such a miniscule amount…[they] have literally scared customers into thinking they might as well just spray Round-Up directly in their mouth," Bigelow said.

News reports also reference that the levels of glyphosate found in the tea by OCA are far below the federal limit and below what is found in carrots and many grains.

—Source: USAHerald.com