Flax Milk Class Action Settlement Money On the Way

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Consumers who purchased Flax USA flax milk products labeled as “All Natural” will be receiving checks next week worth between $2.50 and $32.50 as part of a class action settlement over claims the labels were misleading.

Settlement Administrator Gilardi & Co. confirmed with Top Class Actions today that the settlement money will be mailed to eligible Class Members on July 27.

The money is from a 2014 class action settlement involving claims that Flax USA Inc. misled consumers into believing its flax milk products were all natural because they contained the following artificial or synthetic ingredients: Tricalcium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, and Vitamin B12.

According to the class action lawsuit (Garo Madenlian, et al. v. Flax USA Inc.), some consumers would not have purchased Flax USA flax milk products if they knew they contained allegedly artificial or synthetic ingredients.

Flax USA denies any wrongdoing but entered into a class action settlement agreement last year to resolve the litigation. A California federal judge granted final approval to the deal on March 16, 2015.

Class Members of the Flax USA flax milk settlement include all persons in the United States who purchased any of the following aseptic (i.e., shelf-stable, non-refrigerated) products sold in 32-oz size cartons from Nov. 5, 2009 to Sept. 22, 2014:

• Flax USA Flax Milk Original
• Flax USA Flax Milk Unsweetened
• Flax USA Flax Milk Vanilla

Class Members had until April 28, 2015 to submit a claim to receive a reimbursement of $2.50 per carton purchased (up to a maximum of 10 cartons per claimant or address) without identifying the retailer or the retailer’s location where they purchased the product(s). Those who could submit proof of purchase were eligible to receive reimbursement of $3.25 per carton purchased (up to a maximum of 10 cartons per claimant or address).

See our detailed claim filing instructions here.

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The Flax USA Flax Milk Class Action Lawsuit is Garo Madenlian, et al. v. Flax USA Inc., Case No. SACV13-01748 JVS (JPRx), U.S. District Court, Central District of California