McDonald's denies using hearts, tripe or stomach and calls the McRib lawsuit meritless
McDonald's CorporationCompany, in a statement reported by Reuters on October 30
In a statement reported October 30, McDonald's denies the organ-meat allegations and calls the lawsuit meritless.
“This lawsuit distorts the facts and the claims are meritless”
Reporting
Where this statement fits
Consumers allege McRib marketing misleads buyers; McDonald's calls the lawsuit meritless
Four consumers sued McDonald's in December 2025, alleging that the McRib's name and molded patty led buyers to expect pork rib meat. McDonald's disputes the deception theory and denies that the sandwich contains hearts, tripe or stomach. Reuters reported on October 30, 2026, that U.S. District Judge April Perry rejected McDonald's request to dismiss the proposed class action while dismissing some claims. A ruling on a motion to dismiss decides whether allegations can go forward, not whether customers were deceived.
Source and context
Reporting
About this source
Reuters reports a pleading-stage ruling, the company's litigation argument and its denial of organ-meat ingredients. It does not establish the complaint's allegations.
Before the quotation
Reuters reports that McDonald's said in a statement that it does not use hearts, tripe or stomach in the McRib and has always been transparent about its ingredients.
After the quotation
Reuters reports that a lawyer for the plaintiffs said his clients will continue seeking accountability for deceptive marketing.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to the allegations about McRib marketing and ingredients, the company explicitly rejects the asserted facts and Reuters reports its denial of organ meats.
- Recorded on
- Published here
More from this case
Read the full caseConsumers' complaint, signed by Coelho, alleges misleading McRib marketing
“Action: Filed a consumer class-action complaint alleging deceptive naming and marketing of the McRib.”Read statement
Share or embed this statement
The embed keeps its attribution link to The Dispute Index. Credit the image to The Dispute Index and link to the statement page.
Cite this record
- Publisher
- The Dispute Index
- Title
- McDonald's denies using hearts, tripe or stomach and calls the McRib lawsuit meritless
- First published
- Last updated
- Permalink
- https://disputeindex.com/events/7458-in-a-statement-reported-october-30-mcdonald-s
Last updated marks the most recent saved version of this published statement.
The Dispute Index. "McDonald's denies using hearts, tripe or stomach and calls the McRib lawsuit meritless". First published: 2026-11-01. Last updated: 2026-11-01. https://disputeindex.com/events/7458-in-a-statement-reported-october-30-mcdonald-s