A Second Class Action Lawsuit Against Perdue Emerges

Perdue sells whole chickens, as well as cut-up chickens and prepared chicken products. Perdue whole chickens are sold with “giblets,” the other products are not. Perdue therefore has an enormous quantity of extra giblet parts to dispose of, because whole chickens are only a part of its business.

Unknown to Plaintiff and Class, however, Perdue has a secret practice of disposing of additional giblet parts by inserting them (e.g., more than one heart, liver, gizzard, neck per bird) into Perdue whole chicken sold to retail customers. By improperly inserting these giblet parts into Perdue chicken, Perdue disposes of its extra giblets by essentially having Plaintiff and Class “pay” the disposal costs Perdue itself would incur if it wanted to properly dispose of them. Further, by this improper method, Perdue incorporates the additional giblet parts in the price per-pound of Perdue whole chickens sold to retail customers.

Perdue claims the only complaints they have received was that there was not enough giblets in their chickens.

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