by John Kell

Barilla, the Italian company that produces one quarter of pasta sold in the U.S., is facing a lawsuit that alleges the packaging is deceiving customers into how much food they're really getting.

In a lawsuit filed in a New York District Court, on behalf of four consumers seeking class-action status, it is alleged Barilla "deceptively" sells three types of elbow boxes that appear to be the same size but some boxes actually contain way less pasta. For example, the lawsuit said, Barilla's standard macaroni version of elbow pasta is sold with one pound of pasta, while ProteinPLUS elbows contain 14.5 ounces per box and Whole Grain elbows have just 13.25 ounces per box.

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Source: http://fortune.com/