HOUSTON – Parents, even if your children are well past the infant stage, you could get some money from a recent baby formula settlement.
Think way back. If you’ve purchased baby formula from Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club or other retailers since 2017, you may be able to get money from a $2 million class action settlement. PBM Nutritionals, a major manufacturer of infant formula, has agreed to the payout to resolve claims its products don’t make as many servings as advertised.
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The plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege the company’s formula makes 8% to 12% fewer liquid servings than is listed on the packaging. Following the printed directions, “the products contain nowhere near enough powdered baby and infant formula to make the represented number of bottles of formula,” according to their complaint.
Brands covered by the settlement include Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wellsley Farms, Burt’s Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent’s Choice, Earth’s Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies “R” Us, Member’s Mark and Bobbie Baby. (For a full list of products, visit PBMlabelSettlement.com.)
If you purchased any of these brands from Jan. 1, 2017, to July 21, 2022, for personal use, you can file a claim. How much money you receive depends on the number of cans you purchased and whether you still have the receipts.
Without proof of purchase, you can claim reimbursement for up to five containers at a rate of $2 each, for a maximum payment of $10. With proof of purchase, you can claim up to 15 containers, for a maximum payout of $30.
This is how you file a claim
Complete the online claim form in the case or print out a physical form and mail it to:
White v. PBM Nutritionals, LLC
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
P.O. Box 225391
You have until Nov. 30, 2022, to submit your claim. A final approval hearing for the case is scheduled for Oct. 26, 2022. If approved, payments should be mailed within 90 days if there are no appeals.
