A consumer in the United States is interested in the food giant Leslie.(Kellogg) filed a lawsuit alleging that the strawberry content in the company's strawberry-flavored Pop-Tarts pastry was too low, suspected of deceiving consumers, and claimed $5 million.
Anita Harris, a resident of Southern Illinois, has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Kellogg of misleading consumers and creating the impression that the breakfast pastry contains more strawberries in relative and absolute quantities than it actually does by promoting the label and marketing of strawberries in the breakfast pastry.
In fact, according to the nutrition label, the company's Pop-Tarts contains only 2% or less of "dried strawberries, dried pears, and Apple Inc."Dry "and" red 40 "food coloring.
Harris claimed that the pastry "does not provide a real strawberry flavor" because it is overwhelmed by a "large number" of pear and Apple Inc flavors, and said the red food pigment gave consumers the "wrong impression" that there were more strawberries in the pastry.
Harris said in the lawsuit that if she knew the truth, she would never buy Pop-Tarts.
The lawsuit also compares Kellogg's products to Walmart Inc.Great Value compared similar pastries from other brands, such as Dollar Tree's Clover Valley, pointing out that these competitors also offer "strawberry" pastries, but marked them as "natural and artificial".
The lawsuit also cites the Illinois Consumer Fraud and fraudulent Business practices Act, which states that deceptive acts such as "false camouflage, false promises, false statements or concealment, concealment or omission of any material facts" are illegal.
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