The settlement agreement was entered into at arms'-length by experienced counsel and after extensive negotiations spanning months. Judge Seeborg approved the final settlement Tuesday, finding that it is "fair, reasonable, and adequate, with terms that are within the range of reasonableness. Quaker also agreed to not introduce PHOs into bars which do not already contain the oils, for the next ten years, according to the motion.īy the end of this year, the company must "cease making the statement 'contains a dietarily insignificant amount of trans fat' on the label of any product containing 0.2 grams or more of artificial trans fat per serving,'" the motion states. Under the settlement, "defendant agrees to remove PHOs by Decemfrom the Oatmeal to Go and Instant Quaker Oatmeal Products that currently contain PHOs, and not to reintroduce PHOs into those products for a period of ten years," the plaintiffs' motion states. 12, under which Quaker must pay up to $120,000 to cover the cost of notifying all potential class members. District Judge Richard Seeborg preliminary approved the deal Feb.
The company nonetheless agreed to injunctive relief at a cost of approximately $1.4 million, and U.S. Indeed, the granola bars are tainted with partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), which causes heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes, the plaintiffs claim.īut Quaker Oats "vigorously denies" the allegations and "stands by its products and marketing," according to the plaintiffs' motion for preliminary settlement approval.
Robert Chacanaca and Victor Guttmann filed a class action against Quaker Oats in San Jose, Calif., alleging that Chewy Granola Bars deceptively labeled as having "0g Trans Fat" actually contain "dangerous amounts" of the "toxic additive."
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has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a class action that claimed it willfully mislabeled granola bars as trans-fats free when in fact they were not, a federal judge ruled.
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