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A class-action lawsuit has accused Kellogg's of misleading customers about the fruit content of their frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts, claiming they contain few actual strawberries.
The suit filed by New York woman Elizabeth Russett accuses the convenience food giant of padding out strawberry Pop-Tart filling with cheaper pears and apples, according to TMZ.
The class-action suit seeks $5 million in damages, and also seeks to force Kellogg's to change its allegedly misleading Pop-Tart labels.
A spokesperson for the Kellogg Company declined to comment when reached by DailyMail.com on Tuesday, saying only: 'Kellogg does not comment on pending litigation.'
A class-action lawsuit has accused Kellogg's of misleading customers about the fruit content of their frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts
Pop-Tarts are seen in a stock image. First introduced in 1964, the toaster pastries are wildly popular, but a new lawsuit alleges that
It is not the first time that the ingredients of strawberry Pop-Tarts have come under scrutiny.
A separate lawsuit filed in August also alleges that the labels on strawberry Pop-Tarts 'are misleading because they give consumers the impression the fruit filling contains a greater relative and absolute amount of