- Elijah Baptist filed a class-action lawsuit against Walmart on October 8 in Cook County, Illinois, alleging the retailer deceived customers about its Great Value frozen shrimp.
- The lawsuit alleges that Walmart includes the weight of the protective ice glaze in the product's net weight, resulting in bags containing up to 11 percent less shrimp than advertised.
- Federal Food and Drug Administration guidelines prohibit manufacturers from including the weight of an ice glaze in a frozen seafood product's total net weight.
- A Walmart spokesperson stated that the company maintains policies to ensure proper product labeling and will respond to the complaint in court.
- The lawsuit seeks to represent all Illinois consumers who purchased Great Value shrimp products, though specific damages have not yet been determined.
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