( October 25, 2024, 2:01 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge granted in part and denied in part two food companies’ motion to dismiss a putative class action lawsuit accusing them of concealing the presence of citric acid in its Cape Cod brand potato chips product from consumers in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other statutes, rejecting its argument that the ingredient is used for flavor, not as a preservative....