McDonald’s faces class-action fraud lawsuit over claimed lack of ‘actual rib meat’ in McRib
McDonald’s is facing a lawsuit alleging the McRib sandwich does not contain actual rib meat, despite its name and shape.Summary
McDonald’s is being sued in a class-action lawsuit claiming its McRib sandwich is falsely advertised as containing pork rib meat. The lawsuit alleges the sandwich is made from a “lower-quality restructured meat product” including ingredients like pork shoulder, heart, tripe, and scalded stomach, and that McDonald’s knowingly misled consumers. McDonald’s disputes these claims, stating the McRib is made with 100% pork sourced from U.S. farmers and contains no such ingredients. The plaintiffs claim they paid a premium price for the sandwich believing it contained a “meaningful quantity” of rib meat. The lawsuit seeks to stop McDonald’s from what it calls deceptive marketing and requests undisclosed damages. The McRib, first introduced in 1981, has a history of limited-time availability, sparking a dedicated following and even a crowdsourced locator website. The case also prompts questions about the composition of other McDonald’s products, like Chicken McNuggets, which have undergone recipe changes over the years.
(Source：Chicago Tribune)