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Two boxes of $2 pasta have led to a possible class-action lawsuit that could cost Barilla millions of dollars, according to legal experts.
A pair of pasta purchasers, Matthew Sinatro and Jessica Prost, sued the company claiming they believed the pasta was made in Italy.
The boxes are branded with “Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta” and logos displaying the colors of the Italian flag. But the pasta is made in Iowa and New York.
Sinatro and Prost claim they would not have purchased the pasta if they had known it was not made in Italy, which is valued not only for creating pasta but also for having the high-protein durum wheat needed to make a quality product.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu ruled Monday that the case has enough merit to continue. “Their allegations are sufficient to establish an economic injury for purposes of constitutional standing,” Ryu wrote.
Barilla is based in Illinois but began as a shop that sold bread and pasta in Parma, Italy. The facilities in Iowa and New York use ingredients sourced from countries other than Italy, according to court filings.
The California law firm that filed the suit did not immediately respond to The Washington Post’s requests for comment.
A Barilla spokesperson said Friday that the claims are unfounded, pointing to wording on the packaging that says the pasta is made in the United States with ingredients from the U.S. and elsewhere.
“We’re very proud of the brand’s Italian heritage, the company’s Italian know-how, and the quality of our pasta in the U.S. and globally,” according to the statement………
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food...-sue-because-italys-1-brand-pasta-is-made-us/