"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."
"Ultraprocessed foods include candy, chips, processed meats, sodas, energy drinks, breakfast cereals and other foods that are designed to stimulate cravings and encourage overconsumption, Chiu's office said in the release. Such foods are formulations of often chemically manipulated cheap ingredients with little if any whole food added, Chiu wrote in the lawsuit. The other companies named in the lawsuit are PepsiCo; Kraft Heinz Company; Post Holdings; Mondelez International; General Mills; Kellogg; Mars Incorporated; and ConAgra Brands."
San Francisco filed a lawsuit against ten major food manufacturers, alleging that ultraprocessed foods have caused a public health crisis. The complaint names companies producing Oreo, Sour Patch Kids, Kit Kat, Cheerios and Lunchables and argues ultraprocessed products are linked to Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease and cancer. The lawsuit contends companies engineered foods to be unrecognizable and harmful, designed to stimulate cravings and encourage overconsumption. Ultraprocessed items include candy, chips, processed meats, sodas, energy drinks and many breakfast cereals. The complaint describes such products as formulations of chemically manipulated cheap ingredients with little or no whole food. The companies named include PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, Mondelez, General Mills, Kellogg, Mars, Post Holdings and ConAgra.
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