Are popping noises and melted butter aromas emanating from your microwave? Those could be the sounds and smells of new PFAS litigation bursting onto the scene—this time involving microwave popcorn. Two new class action complaints have been filed in the Northern District of Illinois regarding BOOMCHICKAPOP- and Orville Redenbacher-branded microwave popcorn.

The complaint and legal claims generally mirror the false advertising/consumer protection class actions filed recently regarding a variety of different products. These two cases focus on statements contained on the popcorn’s packaging. One states “Real, Simple Ingredients. Nothing Fake.” The other states “only real ingredients” and “100% ingredients from natural sources.”

The complaints allege that despite “consistent and pervasive marketing of the Products as only containing natural and real ingredients, the Products actually contain significant levels of PFAS chemicals.”