Cape Cod potato chips class action overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Rozaliya Ripa is suing The Campbell’s Company.
- Why: Ripa claims Campbell’s falsely advertises its Cape Cod potato chips as free from artificial colors, flavors and preservatives.
- Where: The Campbell’s class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.
A new class action lawsuit claims Campbell’s falsely advertises that its Cape Cod potato chips contain no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Plaintiff Rozaliya Ripa filed the class action lawsuit against Campbell’s on Oct. 23 in New York federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the lawsuit, Campbell’s misleads consumers by labeling its Cape Cod Kettle Cooked Potato Chips as containing “No Artificial Colors, Flavors or Preservatives,” even though the products actually contain synthetic citric acid.
Ripa says Campbell’s uses this claim to capitalize on consumers’ preference for natural foods, leading them to believe the chips are free from synthetic ingredients.
Campbell’s chips contain synthetic citric acid, lawsuit says
The complaint alleges that Campbell’s chips contain synthetic citric acid, which is used as a flavoring agent and preservative. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has noted that natural citric acid is “no longer commercially available,” making synthetic citric acid the only option for packaged foods, the lawsuit says.
Ripa argues that the synthetic citric acid in the chips is produced using industrial chemicals and processes, which contradicts Campbell’s claim of no artificial ingredients.
The lawsuit further alleges that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has previously warned companies against labeling products containing citric acid as “natural.”
Ripa claims that she and other consumers were misled by Campbell’s advertising and would not have purchased the chips, or would have paid less for them, had they known the truth about the ingredients.
She is looking to represent anyone in the United States who bought the chips for personal, family or household use. She is suing for violations of New York General Business Law and for breach of express warranty and is seeking certification of the class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
In a separate class action lawsuit, another New York consumer is suing Campbell’s over similar allegations that it falsely advertised its Cape Cod brand potato chips as free of artificial preservatives.
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The plaintiff is represented by Joshua D. Arisohn of Arisohn LLC.
The Cape Cod potato chips class action lawsuit is Ripa v. The Campbell’s Company, Case No. 1:25-cv-05921, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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