A Lawsuit Says the McRib Is Lacking Something You Might Expect It to Have

Judges make important rulings every day.They decide guilt or innocence, the length of prison terms and the resolution of multimillion-dollar lawsuits.Last week, Judge April M.

Perry ruled in United States District Court in Chicago that a class-action lawsuit against McDonald’s over its McRib sandwich could proceed.The lawsuit claims that McDonald’s is misleading consumers.Why? Because the McRib isn’t made from rib meat.The meat in a McRib is pressed into a shape that resembles a small rack of ribs.

And “rib” is right there in the name.But rib meat, which is pricier than other parts of a pig, is nowhere to be found.McDonald’s says on its website that the meat is “seasoned boneless pork.” In 2013, it acknowledged to ABC News that the meat was pork shoulder.

The lawsuit contends that additional parts of the pig are used as well.The lawsuit accuses McDonald’s of “deliberate sleight of hand.” It asks for unspecified monetary damages and calls on the company to “desist from further naming, marketing and advertising practices” that it says have misled consumers.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe....