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The company that owns Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches is suing Trader Joe’s for selling a similar product.

The lawsuit was filed on Monday in Ohio.

Smucker claimed the Trader Joe’s dupe has a similar crust and packaging.

The company that invented Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches is suing Trader Joe’s, alleging that the grocery store chain’s new frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are too similar to their design and packaging.

In its lawsuit filed on Monday, J.M. Smucker claimed that the round, crustless sandwiches being sold at Trader Joe’s have the pie-like crimp markings on their edges that Uncrustables also has.

What they're saying:

"Smucker does not take issue with others in the marketplace selling prepackaged, frozen, thaw-and-eat crustless sandwiches. But it

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