Judge Conditionally Approves Class, Kroger Settlement Over Breadcrumbs Labels

Mealey's (July 7, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on July 2 conditionally approved a proposed $780,000 settlement of a class action accusing The Kroger Co. of violating state laws including California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by labeling breadcrumb products with “0g Trans Fat” while they were made with partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), writing that the proposal was fair but asking the parties to revise their notice plan, which proposed using Facebook as the primary method to notify class members....