Amado

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TARA AMADO, Case No. 22-cv-05427-MMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT; AFFORDING

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO., PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO AMEND Defendant.

12 Before the Court is defendant Proctor & Gamble Co.’s (“P&G”) motion, filed March 10, 2023, “to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint.” Plaintiffs Tara Amado and Regina Pellegrino have filed opposition, to which P&G has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 BACKGROUND2 P&G “sells a variety of products under the Metamucil brand name,” including psyllium fiber powders. (See SAC ¶ 11.) “The Metamucil powders challenged in this lawsuit include those varieties of Metamucil that contain added sugar, namely, Metamucil’s Unflavored and Orange Flavored Fiber Powders” (hereinafter, “the …