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
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Ruffles Baked Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips
In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Frito-Lay for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the sour cream flavor in Ruffles Baked Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips comes from…
Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream Potato Chips
April 2020: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 20-cv-714, C.D. Cal.) March 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Frito-Lay for allegedly failing to…
Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips
In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Frito-Lay for allegedly failing to disclose on the front label of Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream potato chips that they contain…
Frito-Lay’s Food Products
March 2018: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. (Case No. 17-16817, 9th…
Frito-Lay’s Pretzels
September 2014: This action was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. August 2014: A federal judge granted in part and denied in part Frito-Lay’s motion to…
Lay’s Potato Chips, Fritos, and Other Frito-Lay Snacks
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Frito-Lay “All Natural” Bean Dip
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