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M’m! M’m! Settlement! Campbell’s Settles “Low Sodium” Tomato Soup Class Action Lawsuit
By Matt O’Donnell
The Campbell’s tomato soup class action lawsuit, filed last year in federal court, alleged the company misled consumers into paying more for its “low-sodium” tomato soup, even though it contained as much sodium as Campbell’s regular tomato soup. The Campbell’s soup class action lawsuit also claimed that Campbell’s Healthy Request condensed tomato soup purported to be “Low in Fat,” but contained 1.5 g of fat per serving and 0.5 g saturated fat per serving, more than the regular condensed soup, which contained 0 g fat of fat and saturated fat per serving. [UPDATE: The “Low Fat” claims were alleged in the original class action complaint, but were not included in the Amended Complaint, which is what is being settled.]
Campbell’s agreed to provide $1.05 million for the class action settlement fund and an additional $350,000 in attorneys’ fees, pending Court approval at the November 29, 2011 Final Approval Hearing. Class Members – those who purchased Campbell’s “low sodium” tomato soup between July 1, 2009 and August 4, 2011 – can receive up to $10, or $0.50 per can purchased during the Class Period. In addition, the company agreed to follow new labeling procedures to “avoid inconsistent comparisons between the same varieties of reduced sodium condensed and regular condensed soup.”
A final settlement approval hearing is set for November 29. Instructions on how to file a claim for the Campbell soup class action settlement will be made available at least a month before this hearing.
The case is Rosa Smajlaj, et al. v. Campbell Soup Co., et al, Case No. 10-1332, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.
Updated September 14th, 2011
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I always buy low sodium soup because I have hear problem