Lawsuit · Filed

Class action: Naked Nutrition protein powder marketed as “tested for heavy metals” allegedly has 1,570% of California’s lead limit

Naked Whey Inc. (d/b/a Naked Nutrition)

Case

Defendant: Naked Whey Inc. (d/b/a Naked Nutrition)
Plaintiff: Sevien Caballero, on behalf of a class of consumers
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (No. 2:25-at-01437)
Filed: Nov 5, 2025
Status: Filed
Outcome: pending
Industry: Supplement

The Allegation

The suit alleges Naked Nutrition marketed its Vegan Naked Mass Gainer as “premium,” “verified for purity,” and “independently tested for heavy metals,” when a Consumer Reports analysis found one serving contains 7.7 micrograms of lead — about 1,570% of California’s 0.5 µg maximum allowable dose. Plaintiff claims consumers overpaid for a product falsely represented as purity-verified and free of heavy metals.

Scout Impact

A supplement brand making explicit “tested for heavy metals” purity claims while allegedly delivering dangerous lead levels is exactly the deceptive-health-claim and contamination pattern Scout warns users about.