This Is The Worst Part Of The New Costco Rotisserie Chicken Lawsuit, According To Some Shoppers - Tasting Table

"Costco sells over 100 million of these $4.99 chickens every year, a fact which is kind of self-explanatory. You can't buy an uncooked chicken for that price, let alone a tasty, rotisserie one that's ready to eat. Costco sells these as a loss leader to get customers in the door, but they are advertised as being free from certain additives."

"A class action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, alleges that Costco's claim that its chickens are made without preservatives is false and misleading. Both sodium phosphate and carrageenan are listed in the ingredients, and these are preservatives, according to the suit. The lawsuit claims that by saying the chickens are made without preservatives when they actually contain them, Costco has defrauded customers of hundreds of millions of dollars. The suit seeks damages as well as changes to Costco's labeling practices."

"This is not the first Costco rotisserie red flag that has come up, but it's the first to go to court. The lawsuit claims that the plaintiffs would never have bought the chicken had they known it contained preservatives. Chicken fans on Reddit are less concerned about whether or not there are preservatives in the chicken and more concerned about what this means for the future. At least they're not worried about the rotisserie chicken bag anymore."

Costco sells over 100 million rotisserie chickens annually at $4.99 as a loss leader and advertises them as free from certain additives. A class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California alleges that ingredient listings of sodium phosphate and carrageenan are preservatives and contradict Costco's 'no preservatives' claim. The suit seeks damages and changes to labeling practices, arguing consumers were defrauded. Online reactions focus on potential price increases and product impact rather than the presence of preservatives, and previous concerns exist though this is the first case to reach court.

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