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Conagra seeks to dismiss lawsuit over alleged weight-boosting practices

The lawsuit charges the US company with falsely advertising its Van de Kamp, Mrs. Paul's frozen fish products as '100% Whole Fish,' though they allegedly contain an added chemical and extra water to boost weight

By Liza Mayer | Aug. 1, 2024 15:40 BST
The product label prominently claims that these are “100% Whole Fish Fillets,” a key point of contention in the class action lawsuit
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Conagra Brands plans to file a motion to dismiss a federal class action lawsuit that accuses the Chicago, Illinois-based consumer-packaged goods manufacturing giant of inflating the weight of its Van de Kamp and Mrs. Paul's frozen fish products by soaking them in sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) and adding extra water. [...]

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