http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/legal/article/CHIPSGAT20_20090520-113606/268810/

Heard about this story on Marketplace

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While most food is exempt from Britain’s 15 percent sales tax under British law, the U.K. tax office claimed Pringles are covered by an exception for products made from the potato, or from potato flour, or from potato starch.

P&Gs’ lawyers argued Pringles don’t look like a chip, don’t feel like a chip and don’t taste like a chip. They also claimed the snack isn’t made like a chip since its cooked from baked dough, not potato slices.

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I guess it was a tough debate since Pringles only has 42% potato. The host was so funny “by which measure, my couch has higher potato content than Pringles” 😀