Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Class Action Settlement

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UPDATE: The Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Settlement was rejected by the Court on several grounds, including that inadequate notice was given to Class Members. A new class action lawsuit has been filed by one of the objectors seeking restitution for Class Members. Read about the new Ben & Jerry’s “All Natural” Class Action Lawsuit and why the settlement was rejected.

Ben & Jerry’s has reached a class action lawsuit settlement over claims it’s “All Natural” ice cream contains processed ingredients. If you purchased Ben & Jerry’s All Natural ice cream in the last six years, you may be entitled to receive a cash payment from the class action settlement. But hurry – the deadline to submit a claim is August 30, 2012.

The Ben & Jerry’s ice cream settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, entitled Astiana, et al. v. Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., that alleges Unilever misrepresented its Ben & Jerry’s brand ice cream products as being “All Natural” despite the fact they contain alkalized cocoa, a non-natural processed ingredient that additionally contains potassium carbonate, a man-made synthetic ingredient. Unilever denies any wrongdoing, but has agreed to provide $5 million in restitution as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation.

Class Members of the Ben & Jerry’s class action settlement include U.S. residents who purchased Ben & Jerry’s All Natural premium ice creams, yogurts and sorbets containing alkalized cocoa, including:

Banana Split, Boston Cream Pie, Brownie Batter, Cake Batter, Cheesecake Brownie, Cherry Garcia, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Chocolate Macadamia, Chubby Hubby, Chunky Monkey, Dublin Mudslide, Fossil Fuel, Half Baked, Imagine Whirled Peace, Karamel Sutra, Milk & Cookies, Mint Chocolate Cookie, Mud Pie, Neapolitan Dynamite, New York Super Fudge Chunk, Oatmeal Cookie Chunk, Peanut Butter Cup, Phish Food, S’mores, Triple Caramel Chunk, Turtle Soup, and Vanilla Caramel Fudge; AND (b) the following All Natural frozen yogurt flavors: Froyo Cherry Garcia, Froyo Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Froyo Half-Baked; AND (c) the following All Natural popsicle flavors: Cherry Garcia, Fudgy Brownies, and Half Baked.

As a Class Member, you’re entitled to receive restitution in the amount of $2 per unit of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream product you purchased, up to and including 3 units, without submitting proof of purchase. Class Members who claim more than 3 units of ice cream must submit proof of purchase, such as a receipt or container label.

The only way to receive a cash payment from the Ben & Jerry’s class action lawsuit settlement is to submit a claim form by mail postmarked on or before August 30, 2012.

Claim forms can be downloaded from the Settlement Administrator’s website: www.IceCreamSettlement.com.

A Final Fairness Hearing will be held September 12, 2012.

More information on your rights in the Ben & Jerry’s All Natural Ice Cream Class Action Settlement can be found at www.IceCreamSettlement.com.