Potato Chip Company Sued For Filling Bags With Excessive Air
Wise Chips customers, including one in NY, are suing because they say the bags are filled with too much air https://t.co/xGI1IJ4GUx pic.twitter.com/ZBCQzKvBsZ
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) April 7, 2017
You know that depressing feeling you get when you open up a plump bag of chips, only to find that a bunch of air has deceived you as to how many chips are exactly in the bag?
While that’s normal for many chip manufacturers, one company may be filling theirs with more air than everybody else. At least, that’s what this lawsuit alleges.
The class-action lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of New York federal court. Plaintiffs Sameline Alce and Desiré Nugent allege that the chip company Wise Foods Inc. only fills their bags one third of the way with chips, with the rest being air.
PHOTOS: These are the images included in the lawsuit claiming Wise bags don’t contain enough chips https://t.co/DI60AAKOnW pic.twitter.com/ydQDRRpfyl
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) April 7, 2017
Alce and Nugent claim that other chip manufacturers don’t fill their bags with nearly as much air, and even use smaller bags to fill larger volumes than what Wise Foods uses.
Technically, air can be put into chip bags thanks to FDA regulations that allow for its usage to protect the product inside. However, it appears that Wise Chips is still mislabeling its bags compared to other products by having so much air inside.
The internet has taken notice of Wise Chips as well, taking to Twitter with pictures showcasing their complaints.
Yo @Wise__Chips wtf is this????
this better be some good air you’re selling pic.twitter.com/QZOgWJAzGE
— KeroKeroppi (@KeroKeroppi64) February 14, 2017
Please see attached @Wise__Chips pic.twitter.com/17QXh6aWm5
— Blem (@MichelleYvana) April 6, 2017
air and utter disappointment @Wise__Chips pic.twitter.com/IZUUK2ogiY
— Jcarrio (@1JCARRIO) October 23, 2016
No picture can do justice to how little the ammount of chips that are in this bag. #wise #chips #snack SHAME ON YOU. pic.twitter.com/x9MJND5
— Micro (@micro23) August 30, 2011
It’s obvious that this isn’t just a problem that two people noticed and decided to sue for. The internet isn’t happy with this, either.
If Alce and Nugent win, Wise Foods would have to repackage their chips with much less air and face charges of up to $1,500 per violation. Considering how many chips they make, that’s a lot of money they’d have to cash out if they lose.
