Campbell Soup class action claims company falsely advertises amount of beef in soup

Campbell Soup class action overview: 

• Who: Campbell Soup Co. is facing a class action lawsuit over the content of its soup. 
• Why: The class action alleges that Campbell’s Beef with Country Vegetables is misbranded as being a beef-based soup because it has more carrot and potatoes than beef.
• Where: The Campbell Soup class action was filed in federal court in Central Islip, New York.

A new Campbell Soup class action claims the company’s Beef with Country Vegetables chunky soup is misbranded because beef is not the predominant ingredient.

While beef is listed as the main ingredient with a font double the size of other words on the front of the label, the ingredients list on the back of the soup actually shows carrots and potatoes listed first, the Campbell Soup class action lawsuit says.

The Federal Meat Inspection Act prevents companies from advertising a product as beef when it is not primarily composed of beef, the lawsuit says.

The plaintiff also argues Campbell even misrepresents the vegetables advertised in the Beef and Country Vegetables chunky soup.

The vegetables, the lawsuit says, are not prepared in the country, “understood by consumers as referring to pastoral areas.”

Other brands properly label their beef-and-vegetable soups, Campbell Soup beef lawsuit says

Progresso’s Beef and Vegetable soup and Walmart’s Great Value Beef with Vegetable soup contain more beef than vegetables, as reflected in the names, the class action lawsuit says.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has similar regulations with foods appearing in the order of predominance related to the amount included.

The Campbell Beef with Country Vegetables soup is sold at a price premium at or around $2.26 for 18.8 ounces of soup because consumers believe its main ingredient is beef, the plaintiff claims.

The plaintiff seeks to represent a class of New York residents. The class action lawsuit makes claims for monetary damages, attorney’s fees and expenses, and further relief the court believes is proper.

A New Jersey federal judge dismissed a 2022 class action lawsuit that alleged some of Plum PBC and Campbell Soup Co.’s baby food products contain dangerous levels of heavy metals.

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The plaintiff is represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan and Associates PC.

The Campbell Soup class action lawsuit is Barrera v. Campbell Soup Co., Case No. 2:24-cv-01523, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Central Islip.

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