By Charlotte Pence Bond
A woman is suing over how much time it took her to make Velveeta macaroni and cheese after the packaging claimed it would only take a matter of minutes.
On behalf of herself and others, Amanda Ramirez is suing Kraft Heinz Foods Company for $5 million over its mac-and-cheese product promises. The food item’s packaging claims that the macaroni and cheese will be ready in three-and-a-half minutes, but Ramirez alleged that it takes more time to make the product when other steps are taken into consideration.
“The statement of ‘ready in 3½ minutes’ is false and misleading because the Product takes longer than 3-and-a-half minutes to prepare for consumption,” the lawsuit stated. It went on to describe the process of making the food and the directions involved.
“Consumers seeing ‘ready in 3½ minutes’ will believe it represents the total amount of time it takes to prepare the Product, meaning from the moment it is unopened to the moment it is ready for consumption,” it stated.