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The city of San Francisco is suing 10 large manufacturers – including Kraft Heinz and Coca-Cola – who are surprising themselves for strengthening the public health problem with Ultra food.
City attorney David Chiu filed a lawsuit in the San Francisco Hour on Tuesday, arguing that Ultra processed foods are linked to diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cancer.
“They took food and made it unknown and harmful to the human body,” Chiu said in a news release. “These companies have a public health problem, they’re making good money, and now they need to take responsibility for the harm they’ve caused.”
Other companies named in the case are PepsiCo, Post Holdings, Mondelez International, General Mills, Nestle USA, Kellogg, Mars Incorporated Usagra Brands.
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Bottles of Coca-Cola are displayed on a supermarket shelf Oct. 29, 2024. (Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / Pictures / File Photos / Reuters Photos)
The lawsuit alleges that companies using the same tactics as the tobacco industry, design and market products to sell to consumers. It accuses the manufacturers of violating California laws on public administration and deceptive marketing.
As ultra-processed foods have become widespread, rates of obesity, cancer and diabetes have risen, the lawsuit claims. Chiu’s office notes that heart disease and diabetes — both linked to ultra-processed foods — are among San Francisco’s leading causes of death — with higher rates in low-income and low-income communities.
MondeLez areo biscuits are seen in this photo taken on July 26, 2021. (Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / Pictures / File Photos / Reuters Photos)
FOX Business reached out to all 10 companies named in the lawsuit but did not immediately hear back.
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Sara Gallo, the Senior President of the product policy of the consumer association, which represents the majority of companies, is currently not agreed on the total consumption of whole foods, or to denigrate whole foods, misleading consumers and increasing consumers and increasing consumers and increasing the disparity and increasing the disparity and increasing the disparity and increasing the health disparity and increasing the health disparity. “
Packages of M&M’s Chocolates are seen on the Production Line of Pipi and Chocolate Maker Mars Chocolate Chocolate France in Haguenau, Eastern France, Dec. 13, 2011. (Reuters Photos / Vincent Kessler / Reuters)
The San Francisco case cites numerous scientific studies linking ultra-processed foods to harmful health effects.
“A growing body of research now links these products to major diseases – including type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and California heart disease, said San Francisco, Professor King Newell-Green-Green-Green-Green-Green-Green.
Kallogg’s raisin bran and corn flakes fasseal are displayed at a grocery store in Encinitas, California, on July 10, 2025. (Reuters Photos / Mike Blake / Reuters)
For the first time, there are many children in the world who are overweight
The report by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration has identified ultra-processed foods as a driver of chronic illness in American children.
In August, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that Americans get more than half of their daily calories from their daily meals, with hamburgers, sweet pizzas, pizzas and sugary drinks being among the top sources.
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The San Francisco case is the first allegation that food companies are marketing with harmful and harmful addictions.
The City is seeking refunds and federal fines to offset health care costs, as well as a court order barring deceptive marketing and forcing companies to change their practices.
