Bagel Bites Company Says Fake Cheese Lawsuit Lacks Any Merit
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Bagel Bites has responded to that fake cheese lawsuit and their company argues that it “lacks and merit.” If you are a snack lover, you’re probably aware of the dust-up between the frozen entree maker and Wisconsin resident Kaitlyn Huber. She sued last month arguing that Kraft Heinz was using “false, deceptive, and misleading” words on the packaging. Specifically, she was laying out the case that there was something weird going on with the cheese. (For the people unaware, Bagel Bites’ packaging says that it contains a cheese blend with part-skim mozzarella cheese and modified food starch.) Well, the company wasn’t just going to let that go unchallenged. People had a ton of opinions on this case due to social media. Bagel Bites HQ had this to say on the matter of the validity of their frozen morsels.
First Published: 8:45 AM PDT, May 7, 2021
A Wisconsin resident has alleged that Bagel Bites do not use real cheese the way the food is understood and expected to be by consumers.
A lawsuit was filed in the dairy state of Wisconsin claiming that the pizza-flavored Bagel Bites don t actually use real cheese and that the labeling on the packaging is deceiving.
Kaitlyn Huber alleges in the federal class-action lawsuit that the labeling is false, deceptive and misleading.
Adding, the Product does not contain ‘real’ mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce, as these foods are understood and expected by consumers.
The suit, which is seeking class-action status for any resident of Wisconsin, Ohio, and Arkansas, continues that the absence of real mozzarella cheese is evident from the fine print ingredient list, which specifies that instead of mozzarella cheese, consumers received a cheese blend.
TODAY Show addressing and denying the claims. Bagel Bites, the perfect bite-sized pizza snack, are made with delicious, high-quality ingredients that our fans know and love, a spokesperson said
. We proudly stand by the food we make, and are focused on bringing great products to market. The lawsuit lacks any merit, and we will strongly defend our brand.
Documents from Huber s lawsuit accuse Kraft Heinz of using a cheese blend that includes modified food starch, which could mislead buyers to believing the Bagel Bites have 100% mozzarella cheese.
Additionally, the lawsuit notes cornstarch and methylcellulose are added to the tomato sauce to reduce the amount of tomatoes used by 35%.
TODAY Show addressing and denying the claims. Bagel Bites, the perfect bite-sized pizza snack, are made with delicious, high-quality ingredients that our fans know and love, a spokesperson said
. We proudly stand by the food we make, and are focused on bringing great products to market. The lawsuit lacks any merit, and we will strongly defend our brand.
Documents from Huber s lawsuit accuse Kraft Heinz of using a cheese blend that includes modified food starch, which could mislead buyers to believing the Bagel Bites have 100% mozzarella cheese.
Additionally, the lawsuit notes cornstarch and methylcellulose are added to the tomato sauce to reduce the amount of tomatoes used by 35%.
TODAY Show addressing and denying the claims. Bagel Bites, the perfect bite-sized pizza snack, are made with delicious, high-quality ingredients that our fans know and love, a spokesperson said
. We proudly stand by the food we make, and are focused on bringing great products to market. The lawsuit lacks any merit, and we will strongly defend our brand.
Documents from Huber s lawsuit accuse Kraft Heinz of using a cheese blend that includes modified food starch, which could mislead buyers to believing the Bagel Bites have 100% mozzarella cheese.
Additionally, the lawsuit notes cornstarch and methylcellulose are added to the tomato sauce to reduce the amount of tomatoes used by 35%.