The Florida-based plaintiff claims that Velveeta Shells & Cheese macaroni cups’ advertised 3.5-minute cook time doesn’t account for steps such as removing the packaging and adding water.

A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of Velveeta cheese for more than $5 million, charging that the company’s microwavable macaroni-and-cheese cups are plastered with false claims.

According to CNN, plaintiff Amanda Ramirez of Hialeah, FL, filed the proposed $5 million class action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz Foods Company earlier this week.

The proposed class action claims that Velveeta Shells & Cheese take longer than advertised to prepare.

Specifically, the lawsuit notes that the packaging on the microwavable, single-serve cups of macaroni and cheese states that the food can be “ready in 3 minutes.”

The product’s instructions, for example, suggest that the cup should be microwaved for about three and a half minutes. However, Ramirez and her attorneys claim that this estimate does not account for the other steps needed to prepare for the pasta: removing the lid, cutting open a sauce packet, adding water, microwaving, and then stirring the product.

The necessity of these additional steps, Ramirez claims, makes it borderline impossible to prepare Velveeta Shells & Cheese in the advertised 3 minutes.

“Consumers seeing ‘ready in 3 minutes’ will believe it represents the total amount of time it takes to prepare the Product,” the lawsuit states. “...

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