McCormick Cut Pepper Tins’ Volume But Kept Traditional Sizes, Suit Says

Spice icon McCormick & Co. cut the quantity of black pepper in its hallmark tins but kept their traditional sizes, misleading consumers about the reduced fill, a proposed consumer class suit says (Dupler v. McCormick Co., E.D.N.Y., 15-03454, complaint filed 6/15/15).

New York resident Rhonda Dupler seeks certification of a New York class, according to a complaint filed June 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She alleges McCormick’s deceptive “slack fill” packaging violates /NY\stat\cdGB\se349///.

For decades, McCormick ground black pepper has been sold to ...