PepsiCo

PepsiCo
Basic information
Founded	1898-08-28
Legal Structure	Public
Industry	Beverage, Food processing
Also known as
Official website	https://www.pepsico.com

PepsiCo, Inc., is an American food and beverage corporation.

Consumer-impact summary

Monopoly
False Advertising
Price Gouging

Incidents

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the PepsiCo category.

Pepsi Contains Carcinogen

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/group-finds-carcinogen-in-pepsi-products

https://www.courthousenews.com/class-claims-pepsi-contains-carcinogen/

Hiding how much methamphetamine in products

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. ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pepsico in Collaboration with Walmart Rigged Prices

Main article: PepsiCo sued by FTC for rigging Soft Drink Competition

Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).

Pepsico Exposes Lead to Customers without prior knowledge

https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/prop65-people-pepsi-071806.pdf

Ran Campaigns Lying to Consumers about Environmental Benefits

The People of the State of California (through Los Angeles County) filed a lawsuit against Pepsico and Coca-Cola over misleading consumers with a disinformation campaign designed to make consumers believe that their products are environmental friendly.^[4]^[5]

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Products

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References

↑ Clark, Simon (2017-06-27). "Pepsi, Goya Accused of Hiding Levels of Potentially Dangerous Caramel Color". Classaction. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Antell, Amanda (2014-01-29). "Class Action Says Pepsi, Malta Goya Contain Cancer-Causing Chemical". Top Class Actions. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Warmerdam, Elizabeth (2014-01-28). "Class Claims Pepsi Contains Carcinogen". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Edwards, Jessy (2024-11-08). "Pepsi, Coca-Cola untruthful about about single-use plastic waste, lawsuit claims". Top Class Actions. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES" (PDF). climatepolicyradar. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] Clark, Simon (2017-06-27). "Pepsi, Goya Accused of Hiding Levels of Potentially Dangerous Caramel Color". Classaction. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Antell, Amanda (2014-01-29). "Class Action Says Pepsi, Malta Goya Contain Cancer-Causing Chemical". Top Class Actions. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] Warmerdam, Elizabeth (2014-01-28). "Class Claims Pepsi Contains Carcinogen". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Edwards, Jessy (2024-11-08). "Pepsi, Coca-Cola untruthful about about single-use plastic waste, lawsuit claims". Top Class Actions. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES" (PDF). climatepolicyradar. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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