The pasta brand Barilla has found itself in hot water following news of a class action lawsuit in which consumers took umbrage with the slogan "Italy's No. 1 brand of pasta." Save a "few exceptions," Barilla pasta sold in U.S. stores is manufactured in facilities located in Ames, Iowa, and Avon, N.Y.
As CNN reported, Matthew Sinatro and Jessica Prost, the customers who filed the lawsuit last year, have alleged that "they bought multiple boxes of Barilla pasta thinking they were made in Italy." They also claimed that "Barilla misrepresents its Italian origin" because its packaging features the colors of the Italian flag, "perpetuating the notion that the products are authentic pastas from Italy."
