Judge Allows Putative Class Claims That ‘Italy’s #1 Pasta’ Is Not Made In Italy

Mealey's (October 19, 2022, 2:51 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge largely denied an Illinois-based pasta manufacturer’s motion to dismiss putative class claims that it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by selling pasta products labeled with its “Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta” trademark and Italian flag colors, which consumers say misled them into believing that the pasta is made in Italy....