Consumer Class Certified In Kroger Breadcrumbs Trans Fat Labeling Suit

Mealey's (November 18, 2020, 3:26 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on Nov. 9 certified a class of California consumers accusing The Kroger Co. of violating California laws, including the unfair competition law (UCL), by labeling certain bread crumb products with “0g Trans Fat” while they were made with partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), finding that the alleged damages are relatively small and a single proceeding would be “more efficient” (Shavonda Hawkins, et al. v. The Kroger Company, No. 15-2320, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210102)....