People who bought a popular protein bar will be able to receive part of the multimillion-dollar payment that its manufacturer just settled.
Anyone who ate Clif Bars or Clif Kid ZBars between April 2014 and March 2023 can get up to $50, depending on how many they bought.
The company just settled for $12 million in a settlement over claims that ingredient labeling was misleading.
Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit against the huge company claimed that the products were marketed as healthy despite their high added sugar content.
Clif Bar denies any wrongdoing and claims that its products are not harmful to health due to added sugar and that the labeling of its Clif Bars and ZBars is accurate and not misleading.
The Settlement Class includes any person who, during the specified time period, purchased one or more of your products.
Individuals can file a claim on the class action website by clicking “Submit a Claim.” A household could earn up to $50. The submission deadline is November 25.
The company is accused of marketing its products as healthy despite their high sugar content.
Products included in the deal include original Clif bars with packaging or labels that say “Nutrition for Sustained Energy.”
They also include Clif Kid ZBars with packaging that includes claims like ‘No High Fructose Corn Syrup,’ ‘Nourishing Kids in Motion,’ and ‘Raising our family, it wasn’t easy finding nutritious on-the-go snacks for our kids.’ That’s why we created Clif Kid: delicious, healthy snacks made with organic ingredients to help kids move forward, grow and explore.
The first page of the claim requests the customer’s name and contact information.
They will also need to provide details about their purchases.
Even though the bars are considered healthy, the plaintiffs argued that almost 40 percent of the calories they contained came from added sugars.
Clif Bar and its parent company, Mondelez, have denied that their products are unhealthy or that their labels are misleading despite agreeing to the deal.
Nutrition experts have long criticized Clif Bars for being less healthy than they claim to be.
Elysse Lakatos and Tammy Lakatos Shames, or ‘The Nutrition Twins’, previously told DailyMail.com that the bars are packed with sugar, which will spike your blood sugar and make you feel even hungrier in a while. short period of time.
There’s also little evidence that protein bars do much to quell your appetite for a long time, making you less likely to overeat.
One study found that people who ate a protein bar every day were more likely to gain weight in a week than those who didn’t. Researchers suggest that although protein bars may be nutritious, they may not be filling enough to prevent people from eating more afterwards.
The protein bar market is huge, valued at $7 billion and projected to grow to $8.26 billion by 2030.
They are often used as a quick meal replacement while traveling or as fuel for a rigorous workout.
Protein is a crucial macronutrient for the maintenance of body tissues, muscles, hormones, and many other functions. Thousands of foods claim to be high in protein, fueling a growing cultural obsession with consuming enough.
Many people also worry about not getting enough protein in their diets. Protein should make up 10 to 35 percent of calories.
For the typical American man, who weighs just under 200 pounds, the recommended amount is 72 grams. For an average woman, weighing just under 171 pounds, that’s 61.5 grams.
According to survey data from the CDCMen consume about 31 percent more than the recommended amount, while women exceed it by about 12 percent.
Experts say that the only people who are protein deficient They are typically malnourished adults or older adults with reduced appetite who struggle to eat enough calories.
Registered dietitian Abbey Sharp told Fortune, “If you’re meeting your caloric needs… you’re meeting your protein needs.”