Settlement To Be Argued In Pet Food Recall Case
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) Oct 13, 2008 ― What kind of monetary value can be placed on a pet?
That’s just one of the issues expected to be raised during oral arguments Tuesday before a Camden federal judge over a $32 million settlement for contaminated pet food lawsuits.
Menu Foods Income Fund recalled millions of containers of pet food last year. The products were sold under some 90 different brand names.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found the food contained melamine, a chemical used to make plastics. The chemical was traced to contaminated wheat gluten imported from China.
More than 9,500 people in the United States and Canada have made claims. Some 28 have filed objections to the settlement.
Some of those objections question how they can determine the monetary value of a pet considered a close companion.
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