Nestle facing $5 million lawsuit over trans fat in frozen pizzas

AA California woman is suing Nestle over trans fat in their frozen pizzas. (Thinkstock) $5 million class action lawsuit is heating up in California – and it’s all about pizza.

The lawsuit is aimed at Nestle and its store-bought frozen pizza brands Dijornos, Stouffer’s and California Pizza Kitchen. It was brought on by Katie Simpson, a San Diego resident who claims that the brands are “deliberately poisoning their consumers” with trans fat pizzas containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.