Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats Settlement Details Announced

Details are now available for members of the class affected by the Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Cereal lawsuit.

Kellogg’s faced legal action over the veracity of its claims that Frosted Mini-Wheats helped children’s attentiveness, memory, and other cognitive functions. The suit argued that there was insufficient scientific data supporting the claims, and although Kellogg’s deny any wrongdoing, they have agreed to an out-of-court settlement valued at $4 million. This decision, which has been provisionally approved, supersedes an earlier settlement which was overturned by the Court of Appeal.

Consumers are now invited to seek compensation of $5 for every box of the cereal they purchased.

Consumers are now invited to seek compensation of $5 for every box of the cereal they purchased, up to three boxes, or $15. [Update: This settlement expired on November 29, 2013]

Class membership includes anyone who bought Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats in the U.S. between the dates of January 28, 2009 and October 1, 2009.

If members of the class wish to be excluded, they can opt out by sending a letter postmarked no later than August 10, 2013 to Kellogg Class Action Settlement Administrator, Mini-Wheats Class Action Settlement Administrator, c/o GCG, P.O. Box 9638, Dublin, OH 43017 – 4938.

Please also note: “Your letter must request exclusion from the Class and must be signed by you. You must include your full name, address, and telephone number. If you do not include the required information or submit your request for exclusion on time, you will remain a Class Member and be bound by the settlement and Final Judgment and Order. If you exclude yourself from the Class, you give up your right to receive any money from the settlement, and you will not be bound by the settlement or Final Judgment and Order, and you will not be barred from pursuing any individual claim you may otherwise have relating to the subject matter of the Lawsuit.”

The final settlement hearing will take place on September 9, 2013 at 10.30 a.m.