McDonald’s faces class-action lawsuit over McRib meat claims

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 03: A McRib is seen at a McDonald's restaurant on November 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The sandwich arrived on the menu for the first time since 1994 and is offered at all McDonald's nationwide for a limited time until December 5, 2010. The McRib was first introduced in 1981. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 03: A McRib is seen at a McDonald's restaurant on November 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The sandwich arrived on the menu for the first time since 1994 and is offered at all McDonald's nationwide for a limited time until December 5, 2010. The McRib was first introduced in 1981. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images) Photo credit (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

McDonald’s is facing a federal class-action lawsuit in Illinois that claims the McRib sandwich misleads customers into believing it contains pork rib meat.

The lawsuit, filed Dec. 23, argues the sandwich’s name and rib-shaped patty suggest rib meat when it allegedly does not.

The complaint seeks damages on behalf of consumers who purchased the McRib, saying the product’s marketing creates a false impression about its ingredients. McDonald’s has not publicly responded to the lawsuit, and the claims have not been tested in court.

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