Hershey was hit with a product liability lawsuit Friday in Pennsylvania Middle District Court over a compound in its black licorice candies. The lawsuit was filed by the Law Offices of Jonathan E. Neuman and attorney Walter T. Grabowski on behalf of four plaintiffs who claim that they suffered severe health impacts due to consumption of Hershey candies containing glycyrrhizin, the sweetening compound derived from licorice root. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:21-cv-01245, Lavoie-Fern et al v. The Hershey Company.

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