US EditionKraft, other companies defeat test lawsuit over ultra-processed foods
Judge dismissed the case due to lack of specific evidence linking products to plaintiff's illnesses, despite claims of addictive design in processed foods by major companies.
- Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, and other major food companies defeated a lawsuit accusing them of designing 'ultra-processed' foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease.
- U.S. District Judge Mia Perez dismissed the case, finding that the plaintiff, Bryce Martinez, failed to specify which products from the companies led to his Type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease diagnoses at age 16.
- The lawsuit was seen as a test case, accusing the companies of using tactics similar to the tobacco industry to create generations of Americans addicted to popular processed foods.
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Kraft, other companies defeat test lawsuit over ultra-processed foods
Kraft , Mondelez , Coca-Cola and several other major food companies on Monday succeeded in winning the dismissal of a lawsuit that accused them of designing harmful "ultra-processed" foods addictive to children.
Kraft, Coca-Cola Defeat Lawsuit Over Ultra-Processed Foods
A federal judge on Aug. 25 dismissed a lawsuit against major food and beverage manufacturers, ruling that a teenager who sued the companies did not meet evidentiary standards for the suit to proceed. Bryce Martinez, 19, said in a complaint lodged in 2024 that Kraft and other companies designed ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to “hack the physiological structures of our brains,” resulting in addictive products that he consumed regularly. That led to…
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Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, and several other major food companies have beaten a lawsuit accusing them of designing "ultra-processed" foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease.
Coca-Cola, Kraft, Mondelez win lawsuit over addictive food - RetailDetail EU
Major food producers (such as Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz and Mondelez) have survived a lawsuit over addictive ultra-processed foods in the United States. The lawsuit was a test case for potential liability around ultra-processed foods.
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