[NEWS] San Francisco Sues Nation’s Top Food Manufacturers Over Ultraprocessed Foods

Dec '25 • News

US News, by Associated Press:

“The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some of the nation’s top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a public health crisis.

City Attorney David Chiu named 10 companies in the lawsuit, including the makers of such popular foods as Oreo cookies, Sour Patch Kids, Kit Kat, Cheerios and Lunchables. The lawsuit argues that ultraprocessed foods are linked to diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease and cancer.

‘They took food and made it unrecognizable and harmful to the human body,’ Chiu said in a news release. ‘These companies engineered a public health crisis, they profited handsomely, and now they need to take responsibility for the harm they have caused.’”

The other companies named in the lawsuit are PepsiCo; Kraft Heinz Company; Post Holdings; Mondelez International; General Mills; Kellogg; Mars Incorporated; and ConAgra Brands

25 comments