McDonald's is back in court again, this time defending its new mozzarella sticks.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in California by lead plaintiff Chris Howe who alleges that McDonald's customers in the United States are being misled into believing they paid for "real" mozzarella cheese in the new sticks. Howe's lawsuit claims 3.76 percent of the cheese-filled substance is "composed (in part) of starch." Howe is seeking up to $50 million in damages.

McDonald's replies that the company isn't engaged in fraud, and that the cheese sticks are "made with 100 percent low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese."

—Source:  grubstreet.com