The people who consume the products of Clif Bar could get compensation for the $12 million deal with Clif Bar if they purchased bars with exaggerated nutritional claims. The agreement favors consumers who bought some products Clif Bar between April 19, 2014, and March 31, 2023, for residents of California and New York, or between March 31, 2019, and March 31, 2023, for consumers outside of California and New York.
If you bought a Clif Bar in that date range, you may be entitled to monetary compensation as part of the settlement agreement. class action of $12 million. A lawsuit settlement against Clif Bar & Company argument that the Clif bars and Clif Kid ZBars They were unhealthy because of added sugars, even though they were advertised with slogans like “Nutrition for Sustained Energy” and “No High Fructose Corn Syrup” on the product packaging.
What is Stipulated in the Class Action Against Clif
“Despite compelling evidence that sugar acts as a chronic liver toxin, negatively affecting health, and despite the fact that up to 37% of the calories in Clif bars Kid ZBars and the bars Clif`Classic’s, the Products of Clif contain added sugar, Clif markets these so-called “nutrition” bars with labeling and packaging claims that inform a health and wellness message with the goal of increasing the price and sales of its high-sugar “nutrition” bars.” This is stated in a complaint initially filed against the company in 2018.
Clif Bar had accepted the agreement class action earlier this year, although the company denies that its products are harmful to health and said the packaging labels were not misleading, according to the claims’ administrator. A representative of Clif Bar to Mondelez International, its parent company, was not immediately available for comment.
Requirements to be part of the Lawsuit Settlement agreement
In order to file a claim, customers must have purchased a Clif bar or a Clif bar Kid ZBar between April 2014 and March 2023 in New York or California, or between March 2019 and March 2023 in all other states. The packaging of the bars must also have contained specific language regarding nutritional claims, as described in more detail on the settlement site.
Eligible plaintiffs may be entitled to a compensation fund amount of $12 million. Those who do not present proof of purchase can receive compensation of $5 if they purchased up to 30 Clif bars, 10 dollars if they bought between 31 and 60, or 15 dollars if they bought 61 or more. Those who provide proof of purchase can receive $15 for the first 60 bars, plus $0.25 for each additional purchase.
The amounts are variable depending on the number of claims submitted, according to the site administrator. Clients can submit their complaint online or by mail. The forms of complaint, They have to be delivered before November 25. (Customers can also request to be excluded from or oppose the agreement. These actions have a deadline of October 22.) The court presiding over the case, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, will rule on the settlement on November 14.