Costco says claims against its $5 rotisserie chicken 'fatally flawed'

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In the proposed class action lawsuit, attorneys representing the shoppers claim that Costco violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act and California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act, along with other California statutes.

Costco seared consumer claims made in a lawsuit about alleged preservatives in its popular $5 rotisserie chicken, according to a recent legal filing.

Two Costco customers in California argued in a proposed class action complaint filed in January that the Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken contains preservatives carrageenan and sodium phosphate, despite company advertising that claims the opposite.

But Charles Sipos, the attorney representing the Issaquah-based warehouse club, called the plaintiffs’ argument about false advertising “fatally flawed” because carrageenan and sodium phosphate are not categorized as preservatives by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s regulations. Instead, he said they’re listed as ingredients that are part of the roasted bird’s seasoning.

Carrageenan is an additive made of seaweed that thickens and preserves processed foods. Sodium phosphate is another additive in processed foods, used for thickening, curing, leavening and emulsifying.

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On the surface this appears to be a frivolous lawsuit, the kind that makes people really hate lawyers...