Dirty Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips

May 2019: This case was voluntarily dismissed because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have not been disclosed.

November 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against UTZ Quality Foods for allegedly misleadingly marketing Dirty Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips as containing “No Artificial Flavors” when, according to the complaint, the chips contain the artificial flavor malic acid, which the company fails to disclose in violation of state and federal law. (Lepiane et al v. UTZ Quality Foods, LLC, Case No. 18-cv-2659, S. D. CA.)