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Santa Cruz man accuses Safeway of underfilling tuna cans [View all]
http://www.mercurynews.com/eat-drink-play/ci_29123830/santa-cruz-man-accuses-safeway-underfilling-tuna-cansSafeway, the nation's second largest supermarket chain, is accused of shortchanging customers by selling them underfilled store brand canned tuna in a class action lawsuit filed on Nov. 5 in California Northern District federal court in San Francisco.
Plaintiff Ehder Soto of Aptos said in court documents that recent government testing uncovered that the cans of tuna he purchased regularly from a local Safeway didn't contain the full 5 ounces of tuna advertised on the label. Attempts to reach him and his attorneys at Bursor & Fisher in Walnut Creek and New York were unsuccessful Friday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found 106 out of 108 Safeway tuna cans did not have as much tuna as promised. They contained an average of 2.29 ounces of tuna, which is 19.4 percent below the federally mandated minimum standard of fill for 2.84 ounces, according to the lawsuit....
He filed claims against Safeway for breach of express warranty, breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, breach of the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation and fraud. He also accused the grocery store of violating the state's Consumers Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Competition and False Advertising laws.
Plaintiff Ehder Soto of Aptos said in court documents that recent government testing uncovered that the cans of tuna he purchased regularly from a local Safeway didn't contain the full 5 ounces of tuna advertised on the label. Attempts to reach him and his attorneys at Bursor & Fisher in Walnut Creek and New York were unsuccessful Friday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found 106 out of 108 Safeway tuna cans did not have as much tuna as promised. They contained an average of 2.29 ounces of tuna, which is 19.4 percent below the federally mandated minimum standard of fill for 2.84 ounces, according to the lawsuit....
He filed claims against Safeway for breach of express warranty, breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, breach of the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation and fraud. He also accused the grocery store of violating the state's Consumers Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Competition and False Advertising laws.
Sorry, Charlie!
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