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Thamar Santisteban Cortina sued Pepsico and Goya Foods in January 2014 over the product Pepsi, Pepsi One, and Diet Pepsi, containing excessive amount of 4-methylimidazole (which can cause severe health risks like cancer) without properly informing consumers. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Simon |date=2017-06-27 |title=Pepsi, Goya Accused of Hiding Levels of Potentially Dangerous Caramel Color |url=https://www.classaction.org/blog/pepsi-goya-accused-of-hiding-levels-of-potentially-dangerous-caramel-color |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Classaction}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Antell |first=Amanda |date=2014-01-29 |title=Class Action Says Pepsi, Malta Goya Contain Cancer-Causing Chemical |url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/class-action-says-pepsi-malta-goya-contain-cancer-causing-chemical/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Top Class Actions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Warmerdam |first=Elizabeth |date=2014-01-28 |title=Class Claims Pepsi Contains Carcinogen |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/class-claims-pepsi-contains-carcinogen/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>

On ---,  Federal Trade Commision filed a lawsuit against Pepsico and Walmart for allegedly doing a price fixing scheme that allowed Walmart to sell Pepsi products at lower prices than its competitors. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Schweizer |first=Errol |date=18 Dec 2025 |title=How Walmart And Pepsico Rigged Prices And Supercharged Food Inflation |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/errolschweizer/2025/12/18/how-walmart-and-pepsico-rigged-prices-and-supercharged-food-inflation/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scarcella |first=Mike |date=16 December 2025 |title=PepsiCo, Walmart hit with class action over alleged price-fixing |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/pepsico-walmart-hit-with-class-action-over-alleged-price-fixing-2025-12-16/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Reuters}}</ref>

On April 21, 2006, the People of the State of California filed a lawsuit against Pepsico over violating the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.  Mexico Pepsi and West Jefferson Mountain Dew failed to warn Californian consumers of their products containing lead and cadmium. <ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2006 |title=IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STA TE OF CALIFORNIA

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The People of the State of California (through Los Angeles County) filed a lawsuit against Pepsico and Coca-Cola on 2024 over misleading consumers with a disinformation campaign designed to make consumers believe that their products are environmental friendly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Jessy |date=2024-11-08 |title=Pepsi, Coca-Cola untruthful about about single-use plastic waste, lawsuit claims |url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/class-action-news/pepsi-coca-cola-untruthful-about-about-single-use-plastic-waste-lawsuit-claims/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Top Class Actions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES |url=https://cdn.climatepolicyradar.org/navigator/USA/2024/people-v-pepsico-inc_fab3e3031de5c92e5c44de4cfd71d466.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2026 |website=climatepolicyradar}}</ref>