Frito-Lay, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepsico, was recently sued for
the labeling of certain lines of Tostitos and SunChips products.
By Jonathan Benson
(NaturalNews)
January
5, 2012(NaturalNews)
Many major food manufacturers have been on a kick to jump on the
“all natural” bandwagon, with all sorts of processed food products now claiming
to be healthy and free of artificial and synthetic ingredients.
However, one
such company, Frito-Lay, is the subject of a new class action lawsuit that pegs
the company for illegally marketing its snack products, which are loaded with
genetically-modified (GM) ingredients, as being natural.
Represented by Milberg LLP of Los Angeles, Calif., Julie Gengo
of Richmond, Calif., recently filed a class action lawsuit against Frito-Lay
alleging that its snack products are fraudulently labeled.
Frito-Lay Sun Chips
and Tostitos products are made with GM vegetable oils and potentially even GM
corn, but they are both labeled as being “All Natural.” But GMOs are not
all-natural ingredients, and are, in fact, admittedly synthetic, which makes
any product that contains them unnatural.
Named in the lawsuit are Tostitos Restaurant Style Tortilla
Chips, Tostitos Bite Size Rounds Tortilla Chips, Tostitos Crispy Rounds
Tortilla Chips, Tostitos Multigrain Tortilla Chips, Tostitos Scoops Tortilla
Chips, Tostitos Restaurant Style with a Hint of Lime Tortilla Chips, Tostitos
Artisan Recipes Fire-Roasted Chipotle Tortilla Chips, Sun Chips Original
Flavored Multigrain Snacks, Sun Chips Garden Salsa Flavored Multigrain Snacks,
Sun Chips French Onion Flavored Multigrain Snacks, and Sun Chips Harvest
Cheddar Flavored Multigrain Snacks.
“Each of the products that are the subject of this action
contain corn and vegetable oil as their main ingredients. But the corn and
vegetable oils (including corn, soybean, and canola oils) are made from genetically modified
plants
and organisms,” says the lawsuit.
“Monsanto Company
defines GMO on its website as food with a genetic makeup altered to exhibit
traits that are not naturally theirs.”
The lawsuit alleges Frito-Lay’s marketing practices violate two California Business & Professions Codes, a California Consumers Legal Remedies Act, and
the federal Magnuson – Moss Act, as well as constitute a breach of express
warranty. It includes as a plaintiff anyone who has ever purchased a Frito-Lay
product labeled “All Natural.”
You can view a copy of the lawsuit here
If you are interested in joining the lawsuit, or filing one of
your own, Milberg LLP invites all potential litigants to fill out a GMO claim
evaluation
(http://cases.milberg.com/genetically-modified-organisms/).
Sources for this article include:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/12/15/Frito.pdf
Sources for this article include:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/12/15/Frito.pdf
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