15.  Food manufacturers are required to comply with federal and state laws and  regulations that govern the labeling and packaging of their products.    40.  Plaintiffs bring this action as a class action pursuant to Rule 23 of the  Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on behalf of the following classes (collectively,  the “Class” or “Classes”):  National Class: All persons in the United States who made retail purchase of  Defendant’s Rice Products in containers made, formed or filled as to be  misleading and with non-functional slack-fill, during the applicable  limitations period, and/or such subclasses as the Court may deem  appropriate.    California Subclass: All California residents who made retail purchase of  Defendant’s Rice Products in containers made, formed or filled as to be  misleading and with non-functional slack-fill, during the applicable  limitations period, and/or such subclasses as the Court may deem  appropriate.   New York Subclass: All New York residents who made retail purchase of  Defendant’s Rice Products in containers made, formed or filled as to be  misleading and with non-functional slack-fill, during the applicable  limitations period, and/or such subclasses as the Court may deem  appropriate    41.  The proposed Classes exclude current and former officers and directors of  Defendant, Members of the immediate families of the officers and directors of  Defendant, Defendant’s legal representatives, heirs, successors, assigns, and any  entity in which it has or has had a controlling interest, and the judicial officer to  whom this lawsuit is assigned.    53.  Plaintiffs reallege and incorporate herein by reference the allegations  contained in all preceding paragraphs, and further alleges as follows:    65.  Plaintiffs reallege and incorporate herein by reference the allegations  contained in all preceding paragraphs, and further alleges as follows:    85.  Plaintiffs reallege and incorporate herein by reference the allegations  contained in all preceding paragraphs, and further allege as follows:     86.  Plaintiffs bring this claim individually and on behalf of the Class Members  for Defendant’s violations of New York’s Deceptive Acts or Practices Law, NY  94.  Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation contained above as if  fully set forth herein, and further allege as follows:    FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS PROHIBIT NON-FUNCTIONAL SLACK FULL   NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION   VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA’S UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW,  California Business & Professions Code § 17200, et seq.   VIOLATION OF NEW YORK DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT  NEW YORK GENERAL BUSINESS LAW § 349    VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA’S CONSUMER LEGAL REMEDIES ACT,  Cal. Civ. Code § 1750, et seq.   VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA’S FALSE ADVERTISING LAW,  California Business & Professions Code § 17500, et seq.  