Colleen Gallagher of northern California is suing the
Chipotle restaurant chain over its claims that it can serve GMO-free meals.
She says the advertising is misleading because beef and pork
included on the menu are raised eating genetically-modified corn in their
rations and that the soft drinks contain corn sweeteners extracted from
genetically-modified corn.
“As a result of Chipotle’s conduct, customers like Plaintiff
[Colleen Gallagher] have been deceived into buying Chipotle’s food, or paying
more for Chipotle products than they would have otherwise paid,” the lawsuit’s
complaint said.
Gallagher, in the class-action lawsuit, seeks damages,
restitution “and/or disgorgement of Chipotle’s profits,” as well as “injunctive
and other equitable relief.”
What next? A lawsuit over hangnails?