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Environmental

Nov. 19, 2010

Grocers Settle Lawsuit Over Chips

Several food retailers, including Vons and Trader Joe's, have agreed to settle a public health lawsuit in a deal that would reduce the levels of a cancer-causing chemical in potato chips and other snack food items.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Several major food retailers, including Vons and Trader Joe's, agreed to settle a public health lawsuit in a deal that would create new notification to consumers about the levels of a cancer-causing chemical in potato chips and other snack foods.


The complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2008, alleged retailers violated the state's Proposition 65 by failing t...

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