Miami lawyers are suing the makers of Vita Coco coconut water, alleging packaging that says “Born in Brazil” is misleading because some products are manufactured in other countries.

The class action aims to follow the success of another Southern District of Florida lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch over its marketing of Beck’s Beer. The company agreed last year to pay about $20 million and change the beer’s packaging to settle claims that it led customers to believe Beck’s was brewed in Germany rather than St. Louis.

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