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Three Cook County residents have filed suit against Vienna Beef, alleging that the company mislabeled hot dogs as "pure beef" when the products had a pork casing.

The plaintiffs--Morris Gershengorin, Marina Smolyansky and Marina Bartashnik--suffered emotional distress after learning they had ingested the pork-intestine casing, according to the lawsuit.

God I hope I'll be able to sleep tonight knowing the hardship these poor miserable fucking jews had to endure.

Each of the plaintiffs is described in the suit as "an observant Jew." They are seeking to bring the suit as a class action on behalf of others who have eaten the hot dogs.

The lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County Circuit Court seeks unspecified damages.

Vienna's advertising does not claim the hot dogs are kosher but does use terms such as "all-beef hot dogs" and "pure beef franks," according to the suit.

Company officials have not yet reviewed the suit but stand behind their labeling, Vienna Beef spokeswoman Susan Stoga said Tuesday.

Stoga said 96 percent of the company's hot dogs are either skinless or use a non-pork casing.

The products that use a pork casing are the larger hot dogs, such as foot longs, Stoga said. She said those products are available at some chain restaurants.

"The few products that we do have (with pork) are labeled as such," Stoga said.

The plaintiffs hope the suit forces Vienna Beef to change its advertising, said their attorney, Lance Raphael of Chicago.

"I would like to let people know what is in something and make decisions for themselves," Raphael said.

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