September 24, 2003

Suit Leads Grocers To Label
Artificially Colored Salmon

It is a fish tale repeated by confused consumers nationwide. The label change stems from a class-action lawsuit filed in April against three of the country's largest grocery chains. Eight consumers from Seattle charged that Safeway, Albertson's and The Kroger Company (which operates Smith's and Fred Meyer stores in Utah) had failed to let consumers know that the farmed salmon they were selling contained color additives. Posted by Editor at September 24, 2003 10:28 AM