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Judge lets McRib class action over rib meat proceed
The New York Times, carried by The Seattle Times, reported that a Chicago federal judge allowed a consumer class action claiming McDonald’s McRib is not made of rib meat to go forward.
- The Seattle Times is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “A Lawsuit Says the McRib Is Lacking Something You Might Expect It to Have”
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A U.S. District Court judge in Chicago last week allowed a proposed class-action lawsuit over McDonald’s McRib sandwich to proceed, according to The New York Times as published by The Seattle Times1.
Plaintiffs say the sandwich’s name and rib-shaped patty lead buyers to think it contains rib meat, which they say it does not, the Times reported1. McDonald’s website describes the meat as seasoned boneless pork, and in 2013 the company told ABC News it used pork shoulder, the Times said1.
The complaint seeks unspecified damages and an end to naming and marketing practices the plaintiffs call misleading1. McDonald’s said in a January statement that the suit distorts the facts and that the claims are meritless, and that the McRib uses U.S. pork without hearts, tripe or scalded stomach as alleged1.
Judge April Perry, allowing most claims to go forward, said letting the case continue does not mean she agrees with the plaintiffs, only that the claim could be plausible, the Times reported1. Some claims were dismissed1. A lawyer for the plaintiffs did not comment, the Times said1.
