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creator of Cape Cod Possible impact on potato chips class action lawsuit Last month the brand was accused of falsely claiming that its snacks were free of artificial colors, flavors and preservatives.
lawsuit filed new york On October 23, a deposition in federal court came from shopper Rosalia Ripa, who claimed she purchased kettle-cooked chips “several times” under false pretenses, including an August trip to a Brooklyn Stop & Shop store.
The lawsuit claims that if Ripa “had known that the claims were false and misleading, she would not have purchased the product or would only have been willing to purchase the product at the lower price.”
The lawsuit alleges that Cape Cod chips contain citric acid, an ingredient that is “no longer commercially available” in its natural form and is created synthetically using “industrial chemicals to prepare the ingredients from mold.”
Campbell’s company, which has owned Cape Cod since 2018, declined to comment on the claims in the pending lawsuit.
“Cape Cod Chips are made from high quality, carefully selected ingredients,” the company said in an email. Independent,
A preliminary conference in the case is scheduled for December.
The chip company was founded in 1980 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, where its products are still manufactured.
A survey This year, MarketBeat found that Cape Cod chips are the most beloved American-made product in the state.
The company was hit with a similar lawsuit in July.
“Defendants systematically market their products in a misleading and deceptive manner by misrepresenting that the products do not contain preservatives,” the class action complaint states. reads,
That same month, indicating an increasingly health-conscious marketplace, Del Monte Foods, a 139-year-old company known for its canned fruits and vegetables, Announced that it is filing for bankruptcy protection,
“After a thorough evaluation of all available options, we determined that a court-supervised sale process is the most effective way to accelerate our transformation and build a stronger and lasting Del Monte Foods,” CEO Greg Longstreet said in a statement.