Conagra Foods Inc will pay $3 million to settle claims relating to advertising Wesson oil products as “natural”.  The implicated range of Wesson products apparently contained GM ingredients.

Conagra denies wrongdoing but will pay into the settlement fund to provide consumers an estimated 12 cents per unit of product sold during the designated period.

Producers are warned of the activities of the legal profession in generating class action lawsuits based on claims that may not be valid or subject to interpretation. Vague or ii-defined terms used on labels or websites such as "natural", "humane raised" or "sustainably produced" will attract the attention of the tort bar.