$6.75M Quaker Oats Settlement Resolves Lawsuit Over Alleged Salmonella Contamination in Recalled Granola Bars, Snack Foods

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A $6.75 million settlement has been reached to resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit that alleged the Quaker Oats Company deceptively marketed and labeled certain products recalled in December 2023 due to possible salmonella contamination.

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The court-authorized website for the Quaker Oats class action settlement can be found at FoodRecallSettlement.com.

The Quaker Oats settlement covers all individuals who, between the earliest date of distribution of any qualifying item and March 13, 2025, purchased a covered product in the United States for personal or household use and not for resale. A list of qualifying Quaker Oats products covered by the settlement can be found on this page.

To receive a Quaker settlement cash payout, eligible class members must submit a valid claim form online or by mail by June 27, 2025.

Head to this page to file a Quaker Oats settlement claim form online. If you prefer to submit by mail, you can download a PDF claim form to print or contact the settlement administrator to request a paper copy to fill out and return.

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According to the settlement agreement, class members who file a timely, valid claim form with proof of purchase will be eligible to receive the full purchase price for each unit they bought of a qualifying product, including taxes.

Per the agreement, consumers who submit a claim form without proof of purchase will be eligible to receive the average retail price for up to two covered products per household, plus a 10-percent allowance for sales tax.

The Quaker Oats settlement website says that if a class member or someone in their household previously received reimbursement from the recall, their settlement payout will be reduced by the amount they have already received.

All Quaker settlement payments are subject to adjustment on a pro rata basis so as to exhaust the $6,750,000 settlement fund, the site adds.

The deal with the Quaker Oats Company was preliminarily approved by the court on March 13, 2025. It is now up to the court to determine whether to grant final approval to the terms of the settlement at a hearing on August 4, 2025.

Should the deal receive ultimate court approval, cash benefits will be issued to eligible class members within 60 days following the date it goes into effect, the settlement agreement shares.

The United States Food and Drug Administration announced on December 15, 2023 that Quaker had initiated a recall of certain granola bars and cereals due to potential salmonella contamination. The recall was expanded on January 11, 2024 to include additional cereals, granola bars and snacks.

The Quaker class action lawsuit contended that the company failed to warn consumers that the products risked containing salmonella, a potentially life-threatening bacterium. As such, shoppers were misled into believing the items were safe to consume and posed no hazards to their health, the suit alleged.

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