Heartland Food Products, manufacturer of the popular sweetener Splenda, is suing the lead scientist of a new study on sucralose for actual and punitive damages, accusing the scientist of making false and misleading statements about the product.
Filed Aug. 10 in the U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, the complaint alleges that Susan Schiffman harmed the company by committing slander, libel, trade libel that impugns the quality of Splenda products, and violations of the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
