(CNN) — A woman in Florida has filed a $5 million class action lawsuit once morest food manufacturer Kraft Heinz Foods Company alleging that Velveeta brand macaroni and cheese takes longer to prepare than advertised, court documents show.
Lawyers for Amanda Ramirez, of Hialeah, Florida, filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on November 18, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that the “ready in 3 1/2 minutes” promise of individual servings of microwave macaroni and cheese is false and misleading because “the product takes more than 3 1/2 minutes to prepare for consumption.” The manufacturer says to microwave the mug for 3 1/2 minutes, but it doesn’t account for the other four steps: remove lid and sauce bag, add water, microwave and stir, according to the documents. judicial.
“We are aware of this frivolous lawsuit and will strongly defend ourselves once morest the allegations in it,” a Kraft Heinz Foods Company spokesman told CNN on Monday.
Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that the company sells the product at “a substantially high price” while using its “misleading” marketing of “‘ready in 3 1/2 minutes’, which instantly attracts the attention of all reasonable consumers.”
In addition to $5 million in damages, the plaintiff also seeks punitive damages from Kraft Heinz Foods Company and asks that the company be ordered to “cease its misleading ,” according to court documents.
CNN has contacted Ramirez’s attorneys for further comment.
With information from Danielle Wiener-Bronner.
