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|Website=https://www.pepsico.com
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|Description=a company that owns products like Pepsi and Lays
|Description=a company that owns products like Pepsi and Lays
}}<!-- please expand upon this  -->[[wikipedia:PepsiCo#|PepsiCo, Inc.]], is an American food and beverage corporation.
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==Consumer-impact summary==
<!-- please expand upon this  -->[[wikipedia:PepsiCo#|PepsiCo, Inc.]], is an American food and beverage corporation.
 
==Consumer impact summary==
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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===PepsiCo exposes customers to lead without prior knowledge (''2006'')===
On 21 April 2006, the California state government announced that PepsiCo was agreeing to a consent judgment over claims of violating the {{Wplink|California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act}}, allegedly that Mexico Pepsi and West Jefferson Mountain Dew failed to warn Californian consumers that their products contained lead and cadmium.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Attorney General Lockyer Announces Multi-Million Dollar Settlement With Pepsi to Eliminate Lead in Mexican Bottles |url=https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-lockyer-announces-multi-million-dollar-settlement-pepsi |website=California Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General |date=21 Apr 2006 |access-date=16 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613175743/https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-lockyer-announces-multi-million-dollar-settlement-pepsi |archive-date=13 Jun 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockyer |first=Bill |title=''People Of The State Of Ca et al v. Pepsico Inc'', Case No. BC351120 |url=https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/prop65-people-pepsi-071806.pdf |website=California Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General |date=18 July 2006 |access-date=16 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251217040503if_/https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/prop65-people-pepsi-071806.pdf |archive-date=17 Dec 2025 |format=PDF}}</ref>
[[File:PepsiCo pep+ program strategy.png|thumb|PepsiCo pep+ program strategy]]
===Hiding how much carcinogenic food coloring in products (''2014'')===
[[File:PepsiCo post on X about ESG.png|thumb|PepsiCo Twitter post]]
Thamar Santisteban Cortina separately sued Pepsico and Goya Foods in January 2014 over the products Pepsi, Pepsi One, and Diet Pepsi, allegedly 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 |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 |website=Classaction |date=27 Jun 2017 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321184924/https://www.classaction.org/blog/pepsi-goya-accused-of-hiding-levels-of-potentially-dangerous-caramel-color |archive-date=21 Mar 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Antell |first=Amanda |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/ |website=Top Class Actions |date=29 Jan 2014 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321184935/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/class-action-says-pepsi-malta-goya-contain-cancer-causing-chemical/ |archive-date=21 Mar 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Warmerdam |first=Elizabeth |title=Class Claims Pepsi Contains Carcinogen |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/class-claims-pepsi-contains-carcinogen/ |website=Courthouse News Service |date=28 Jan 2014 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321184942/https://www.courthousenews.com/class-claims-pepsi-contains-carcinogen/ |archive-date=21 Mar 2026}}</ref>


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PepsiCo's motion for a change of venue to the Northern District of California (from Southern) was granted 30 April 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Jeffrey T.  |title=''Cortina v. Pepsico, Inc.'' (3:14-cv-00168) |url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/2582104/Cortina_v_Pepsico,_Inc |website=PacerMonitor |date=30 Apr 2014 |access-date=16 May 2026 |url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260517060056/https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/2582104/Cortina_v_Pepsico,_Inc |archive-date=17 May 2026}}</ref> It was consolidated with ''Sciortino v. Pepsico, Inc.'' on 20 June 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Edward M. |title=''Cortina v. Pepsico, Inc.'' (4:14-cv-02023) |url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/3477660/Cortina_v_Pepsico,_Inc |website=PacerMonitor |date=20 Jun 2014 |access-date=16 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/N82Z3 |archive-date=17 May 2026}}</ref> A class action settlement was granted final approval on 30 August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Edward M. |title=''Sciortino v. Pepsico, Inc.'' (3:14-cv-00478) |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4180619/162/sciortino-v-pepsico-inc/ |website=Court Listener |date=30 Aug 2016 |access-date=16 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260517063507/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4180619/162/sciortino-v-pepsico-inc/ |archive-date=17 May 2026}}</ref>


This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===PepsiCo and Walmart sued by FTC for rigging soft drink prices (''2025'')===
===Hiding How Much Carcinogenic Food Coloring in Products===
On 17 January 2025, the [[Federal Trade Commission]] filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo and [[Walmart]] for violating the {{Wplink|Robinson-Patman Act}} by allegedly allowing Walmart to sell Pepsi products at lower prices than its competitors.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Sues PepsiCo for Rigging Soft Drink Competition |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-sues-pepsico-rigging-soft-drink-competition |website=[[Federal Trade Commission]] |date=17 Jan 2025 |access-date=16 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117172226/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-sues-pepsico-rigging-soft-drink-competition |archive-date=17 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schweizer |first=Errol |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/ |website=Forbes |date=18 Dec 2025 |access-date=5 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321184951/https://www.forbes.com/sites/errolschweizer/2025/12/18/how-walmart-and-pepsico-rigged-prices-and-supercharged-food-inflation/ |archive-date=21 Mar 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=James R. |title=Walmart, Pepsi accused of manipulating prices |url=https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/walmart-pepsi-accused-of-manipulating-prices-121725.html |website=Consumer Affairs |date=17 Dec 2025 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216144259/https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/walmart-pepsi-accused-of-manipulating-prices-121725.html |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref>
[[File:PepsiCo post on X about ESG.png|thumb|Pepsico Twitter Post]]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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321184924/https://www.classaction.org/blog/pepsi-goya-accused-of-hiding-levels-of-potentially-dangerous-caramel-color |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321184935/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/class-action-says-pepsi-malta-goya-contain-cancer-causing-chemical/ |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321184942/https://www.courthousenews.com/class-claims-pepsi-contains-carcinogen/ |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>


===Pepsico in Collaboration with Walmart Rigged Prices===
The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice by the FTC in a 3-0 vote on 22 May 2025, with FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson reasoning that "the Biden-Harris FTC rushed to authorize this case just three days before President Trump's inauguration in a nakedly political effort to commit this administration to pursuing little more than a hunch that Pepsi had violated the law."<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Dismisses Lawsuit Against PepsiCo |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/05/ftc-dismisses-lawsuit-against-pepsico |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=22 May 2025 |access-date=16 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250523013634/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/05/ftc-dismisses-lawsuit-against-pepsico |archive-date=23 May 2025}}</ref>
{{Main|PepsiCo sued by FTC for rigging Soft Drink Competition}}
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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321184951/https://www.forbes.com/sites/errolschweizer/2025/12/18/how-walmart-and-pepsico-rigged-prices-and-supercharged-food-inflation/ |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=R. Hood |first=James |date=17 December 2025 |title=Walmart, Pepsi accused of manipulating prices |url=https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/walmart-pepsi-accused-of-manipulating-prices-121725.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216144259/https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/walmart-pepsi-accused-of-manipulating-prices-121725.html |archive-date=16 Feb 2026 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=Consumer Affairs}}</ref>
===Pepsico Exposes Lead to Customers without prior knowledge===
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 FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES |url=https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/prop65-people-pepsi-071806.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251217040503if_/https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/prop65-people-pepsi-071806.pdf |archive-date=17 Dec 2025 |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Calfifornia Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General}}</ref>[[File:PepsiCo pep+ program strategy.png|thumb|PepsiCo pep+ program strategy]]


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