Update:
- A consumer who sued Kerrygold alleging its butter is not “pure” Irish butter because the packaging may include forever chemicals agreed to drop the case.
- U.S. District Judge Frederic Block dismissed the case with prejudice Aug. 14, citing a joint filing by the consumer and Ornua Foods North America Inc., the company that owns Kerrygold.
- The filing did not explicitly mention a settlement agreement, and both sides agreed to pay their own attorney fees, the judge says.
- Plaintiff Carolyn Winans first filed the class action lawsuit against Ornua Foods North America Inc. Feb. 14, 2023, in a New York federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
Kerrygold Irish butter class action:
- Who: A butter consumer sued Ornua Foods North America Inc.
- Why: The plaintiff says the company’s Kerrygold Irish butter contains “forever chemicals.”
- Where: The Kerrygold Irish butter class action lawsuit was filed in a New York federal court.
(Feb. 17, 2023)
A butter consumer sued Ornua Foods North America Inc. alleging its Kerrygold Irish butter can contain harmful “forever chemicals” in contrast to its “pure” advertising.
Plaintiff Carolyn Winans filed the class action lawsuit against Ornua Foods North America Inc. Feb. 14 in a New York federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
Winans says Kerrygold Irish butter is prominently labeled as containing “pure Irish butter” when, in fact, it allegedly contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a category of harmful synthetic chemicals.
“PFAS are a group of synthetic, man-made, chemicals known to be harmful to both humans and the environment,” the Kerrygold lawsuit says. “Because PFAS persist and accumulate over time, they are harmful even at very low levels.”
PFAs, or forever chemicals, have been linked to thyroid disorders, immunotoxicity and various cancers, the lawsuit claims.
Kerrygold butters should warn of PFAS potential, lawsuit says
According to the Kerrygold lawsuit, Ornua Foods should have warned consumers that its products could contain PFAs if it knew about it.
“Insofar as it made its way into the products by accident, it follows that it was due to poor manufacturing processes by either defendant and/or their agents,” the Kerrygold Irish butter class action states. “Further evidencing this fact, the defendant has issued a recall for the products.”
As a result of unknowingly consuming products containing PFAS, consumers have been harmed and overpaid for the products, the lawsuit alleges.
Winans sued for violations of New York General Business Law, breach of express warranty, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. She seeks certification of the class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial and would like to represent anyone who bought the company’s Kerrygold Salted and Unsalted Butter Sticks.
In 2018, a consumer hit Kerrygold with a class action lawsuit alleging the company falsely advertised its products as being made by milk from “grass-fed” cows.
Have you bought Kerrygold Irish butter? Let us know your thoughts on this lawsuit in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by The Sultzer Law Group PC and Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC.
The Kerrygold Irish butter class action lawsuit is Carolyn Winans, et al. v. Ornua Foods North America Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv-01198, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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I use the butter alot and it’s the only one I use because I trusted them. I have one block left. You can’t eat healthy cause everything you eat now a days has something put in it, sprayed on it or mixed in the product.
Please add me to the Kerrygold class action lawsuit.
I have been using this butter for about three years, last year in 2024 I had my regular scheduled colonoscopy and my doctor found a pre cancerous polyp and rescheduled another one for July 2025, and he has found another one. We are waiting for the report to come back. This had never happened before. I am very upset thinking this may have been the reason for the polyps.
How many of you guys eat the package?
Please add me this is the only butter I use
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Animal agriculture is no longer a moral or ethical issue it is gone beyond a freedom of choice issue and it is way beyond a religious issue for the first time ever animal agriculture is now responsible for human extinction that’s right it’s treasonous against humanity to contribute to any kind of animal agriculture the raising and slaughtering of 2.7 trillion creatures on this planet have decimated our resources and nothing is 296 times more potent than carbon monoxide ( aka bad greenhouse gas ) animal agriculture contributes more greenhouse gases and contributes more to global warming and human extinction then all of the cars trucks ships planes all of the automobiles combined it is now the number one cause of global warming and human extinction it is treason against humanity to continue to contribute to what we know is killing us all we must all resolve to evolve and solve it or we will all be devolved
You really got that out of this? This is the dumbest comment on here. Corporations that use chemicals are poisoning our food supply including our agriculture system. Humans need animals to survive so you taking that away, you will be killing us. Take away the corruption in our food industry is what we need to do. Have some common sense. The chemicals used in our fruits and vegetables are also killing us, do something about that if you care so much for our earth’s environment.
I’m sorry, we are talking about harmful packaging with PFA’s and your bringing up global warming & fee house gas?! WTF are you thinking?! You need to get your head out of your buttocks & stop sniffing whatever gas your sniffing…PACKAGING FOR BUTTER WHICH IS HARMFUL TO OUR HEALTH AS WE CONSUME TIN FOIL PRODUCTS WHICH BASICALLY CONTAIN CHEMICALS & METALS…Maybe you’ve already had too much?!
Is it better to buy the Kirkland brand organic butter in the green foil or does it also have PFA’s?
Foil has PFAS, every corporation using chemicals in our food should be sued and put out of business. They should then be charged with crimes against humanity.
💯!! FOIL IS METAL & FILLED WITH CHEMICALS…THROW IT OUT!
I have used only Kerry Gold for years, I’m heartsick. If it’s the wrapper, why still use the foil?