No Wasabi in 7-Eleven ‘Wasabi Delight’ Snacks, Lawsuit Says

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven Inc. tricks consumers of its private-label 7-Select “Wasabi Delight Flavored Snack Mix,” because there is no wasabi, a new proposed class action in a New York federal court alleges.

Wasabi is valued for its nutritive and antioxidant properties and its distinctive taste, New Yorker Oscar Ithier alleges in a suit filed Sunday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Many companies, including 7-Eleven, seek to capitalize on an increasing demand for wasabi snacks, the suit alleges.

The back label of the package reads, “Our 7-Select Wasabi Delight Flavored Snack Mix is ...