Ruffles Baked Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that sour cream is a flavoring ingredient when the sour cream flavor comes from an artificial ingredient
Tostitos Hint of Lime Chips
Case Name (Date)
Barnett et al v. Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
21-cv-470, S.D. Ill.
(May 2021)
Ortega et al v. Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
21-cv-6849, C.D. Cal.
(Aug. 2021)
Product/Service
Tostitos Hint of Lime Chips
Allegations
Misleadingly marketing that lime is a flavoring ingredient in the chips when the ingredients list reveals the chips do not contain any limes and the flavor comes from unspecified “natural flavors”
Status
Pending
Class-Action Tracker
Ruffles Baked Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips
Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream Potato Chips
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