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ConAgra Foods Inc. has agreed to a $3 million class action settlement resolving claims it falsely advertised certain Wesson oil products as “natural.”

The class comprises all natural persons living in one of 11 states who purchased Wesson oil products in that state for personal, noncommercial use. The class period for each of the states is as follows:

• California: June 28, 2007, through July 1, 2017
• Colorado: Jan. 12, 2009, through July 1, 2017
• Florida: Jan. 12, 2008, through July 1, 2017
• Illinois: Jan. 12, 2007, through July 1, 2017
• Indiana: Jan. 12, 2006, through July 1, 2017
• Nebraska: Jan. 12, 2008, through July 1, 2017
• New York: Jan. 12, 2008, through July 1, 2017
• Ohio: Jan. 12, 2010, through July 1, 2017
• Oregon: Jan. 12, 2006, through July 1, 2017
• South Dakota: Jan. 12, 2006, through July 1, 2017
• Texas: Jan. 12, 2010, through July 1, 2017

The Wesson cooking oil products covered by the settlement are Wesson Vegetable Oil, Wesson Canola Oil, Wesson Corn Oil and Wesson Best Blend, all of which were marketed and sold as being “natural” during the applicable class periods.

David Wesson introduced his process for creating vegetable oil in 1880, and the Wesson Oil Co. was founded in 1899, according to the company’s website. Richardson International acquired Wesson in 2019.

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