Student Affairs Announcement
Class action lawsuit regarding consumer disputes arising from the school's exposure to problematic cooking oil from the Zhonglian Grease Company
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| Subject: | Forwarding information regarding the class action lawsuit for consumer disputes arising from schools affected by the problematic oil products from Chun-Lien Oil Company, details as per the explanation, please acknowledge. |
| Explanation: |
| 1. | In accordance with the letter No. 1150077708 dated August 20, 115 from the Ministry of Education's National and Preschool Education Administration (hereinafter referred to as NPSEA) and the minutes of the meeting held on July 28, 115 by the Executive Yuan's Consumer Protection Committee on "Discussion of the Class Action Lawsuit for the Chun-Lien Oil Company Oil Product Incident." |
| 2. | To assist schools, faculty, staff, and students affected by the problematic oil products from Chun-Lien Oil Company in handling consumer dispute class action lawsuits, the NPSEA requested the Taiwan Consumer Protection Association (hereinafter referred to as TCPA), which is handling the campus class action lawsuit, to consider the feasibility of practical operations during the aforementioned meeting. According to the TCPA's explanation during the meeting, the relevant handling principles are as follows: |
| (1) | Regarding the application deadline and flexibility for supplementary documents: According to the TCPA, the deadline for submitting applications for this class action lawsuit is October 30, 115. This deadline has been extended to account for the summer vacation period and the time required for schools' practical operations, and will not be further extended. However, considering factors such as students' re-enrollment, transfers, and graduations, if a school cannot complete the collection of all documents before the deadline, it may submit preliminary application documents first, and the remaining relevant documents can be supplemented within one month, to balance the timeline for handling the class action lawsuit and the needs of schools' practical operations. |
| (2) | Regarding the collection of application documents and personal information: Although this case involves schools consolidating application data, the actual applicants for the class action lawsuit are individual students or faculty members. Therefore, each applicant must still complete and submit three application documents: a basic information form, a letter of consent, and a declaration of no settlement with the vendor, all of which must be originals. For minor students, the legal representative must sign. The aforementioned documents are necessary for the court's class action lawsuit proceedings, and schools are requested to assist in their collection and consolidation. |
| (3) | Regarding the administrative reduction of data for problematic oil products used in dishes: Schools are requested to provide information on the batches of problematic oil products and related dishes. This is based on past class action lawsuit experience and will serve as supporting evidence for the court's subsequent review. Considering the wide range of affected dishes in this case, to reduce the administrative burden on schools for compiling data item by item, schools only need to mark the relevant dishes with a checkmark or highlighter on the meal service sheets (forms) where problematic oil products were used. There is no need to re-create the meal service data. |
| (4) | Regarding the method of compensation payment and claim amount: Considering current fraud cases and risks to personal data security, it is not advisable to collect students' personal financial account information during the class action lawsuit application stage. Therefore, it is planned that compensation will be centrally allocated and managed by the schools. It is also recommended that schools properly retain the contact information of students participating in the class action lawsuit to avoid difficulties in future contact due to student graduations or transfers. Once the compensation is deposited into the school, the school will confirm the final payee and related details with students and parents to avoid disputes. Furthermore, the final actual compensation amount will be determined by the court, and schools are requested to explain this to students and faculty members. |
| 3. | The NPSEA will continue to cooperate with the Executive Yuan's Consumer Protection Committee and the TCPA in handling related coordination matters for this case, and will collect practical implementation opinions from local governments and schools in a timely manner to reflect them to the relevant authorities. The aim is to protect the consumer rights of affected students and faculty members while balancing the procedural requirements of class action lawsuits and the administrative burden on schools. |
| 4. | The TCPA has updated the application forms for the campus class action lawsuit regarding problematic oil products and has announced them on its website (https://www.cpat.org.tw/page/news/show.aspx?num=326&kind=75&page=1). Please proceed in accordance with the operational procedures. |
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