US EditionSan Francisco sues Kraft, Mondelez over ultra-processed foods
San Francisco alleges 10 top food companies engineered addictive ultraprocessed products causing $100 billion in yearly health costs nationwide, seeking restitution and corrective actions.
- San Francisco is suing makers of ultra-processed foods, claiming they created a public health crisis through the engineering and marketing of their products.
- Ultra-Processed foods like candies, chips, sodas, and cereals are made from chemically modified ingredients combined with artificial additives, which experts say have led to obesity for millions of Americans.
- The lawsuit accuses food companies of employing deceptive strategies similar to tobacco firms, targeting children with mascots and heavy advertising while obscuring health risks.
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San Francisco sues producers over ultra-processed food
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SF City Attorney Sues Ten ‘Ultraprocessed Food’ Companies, Claiming Their Products Area Causing Widespread Disease
The Nanny State is coming after the Coca-Cola Company and other ‘Big Food’ brands right here in SF, as City Attorney David Chiu has sued the manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods, saying they’re behind spikes in cancer and diabetes. It is very unusual that the San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, who spends a lot of time suing the Trump administration, would make his latest crusade a common goal he shares with the Trump administration’s whack…
San Francisco sues makers of ultra-processed foods over health impacts
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
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