San Francisco is suing ultraprocessed food companies.
The city attorney is filing the first government lawsuit in the US against manufacturers of ultraprocessed food.
He argues that cities are burdened with the cost of treating diseases that ultraprocessed food brings on.
The city attorney is filing the first government lawsuit in the US against manufacturers of ultraprocessed food.
He argues that cities are burdened with the cost of treating diseases that ultraprocessed food brings on.
San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
San Francisco is suing ultraprocessed food companies.
The city attorney is filing the first government lawsuit in the US against manufacturers of ultraprocessed food.
He argues that cities are burdened with the cost of treating diseases that ultraprocessed food brings on.
The city attorney is filing the first government lawsuit in the US against manufacturers of ultraprocessed food.
He argues that cities are burdened with the cost of treating diseases that ultraprocessed food brings on.
Ultraprocessed foods, like breakfast cereals, frozen meals and processed meats, have been linked to colorectal cancer and other digestive conditions. Here's what to know.
How Do Ultraprocessed Foods Affect the Gut?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ultraprocessed foods, like breakfast cereals, frozen meals and processed meats, have been linked to colorectal cancer and other digestive conditions. Here's what to know.
I deeply wish people would stop using the word “ultraprocessed” to mean “food I feel guilty about.” Potato chips are not ultraprocessed. A store rotisserie chicken is not ultraprocessed. Frozen green beans are not ultraprocessed! This is why we can’t have food conversations, people.
March 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I deeply wish people would stop using the word “ultraprocessed” to mean “food I feel guilty about.” Potato chips are not ultraprocessed. A store rotisserie chicken is not ultraprocessed. Frozen green beans are not ultraprocessed! This is why we can’t have food conversations, people.
a good way to avoid the explosive diarrhea parasite is to only eat ultraprocessed foods
July 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
a good way to avoid the explosive diarrhea parasite is to only eat ultraprocessed foods
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April 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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THIS IS NOT A THING
ULTRAPROCESSED MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
There is no mechanism of action by which "processing" a food would, across the board, have this effect. Cutting up an apple is processing it. Cutting up and salting potato chips is processing them. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ULTRAPROCESSED
ULTRAPROCESSED MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
There is no mechanism of action by which "processing" a food would, across the board, have this effect. Cutting up an apple is processing it. Cutting up and salting potato chips is processing them. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ULTRAPROCESSED
Increasing your daily consumption of ultraprocessed foods by 10% — basically the equivalent of a small bag of potato chips — may raise your risk of dementia even if you normally eat a healthy plant-rich diet, according to a new study. https://cnn.it/4n0zNR6
April 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
THIS IS NOT A THING
ULTRAPROCESSED MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
There is no mechanism of action by which "processing" a food would, across the board, have this effect. Cutting up an apple is processing it. Cutting up and salting potato chips is processing them. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ULTRAPROCESSED
ULTRAPROCESSED MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
There is no mechanism of action by which "processing" a food would, across the board, have this effect. Cutting up an apple is processing it. Cutting up and salting potato chips is processing them. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ULTRAPROCESSED
Ultraprocessed foods and increased all-cause mortality
A dose relationship from 8 countries, ~240,000 participants, and ~15,000 deaths
www.ajpmonline.org/article/S074...
A dose relationship from 8 countries, ~240,000 participants, and ~15,000 deaths
www.ajpmonline.org/article/S074...
Premature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 Countries
Ultraprocessed foods are becoming dominant in the global food supply. Prospective
cohort studies have consistently found an association between high consumption of
ultraprocessed foods and increased r...
www.ajpmonline.org
April 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ultraprocessed foods and increased all-cause mortality
A dose relationship from 8 countries, ~240,000 participants, and ~15,000 deaths
www.ajpmonline.org/article/S074...
A dose relationship from 8 countries, ~240,000 participants, and ~15,000 deaths
www.ajpmonline.org/article/S074...
New report reveals serious — even fatal — risks linked to ultraprocessed foods
New report reveals serious risks linked to ultra-processed foods
Some 60 percent of the American diet is made up of ultraprocessed foods
trib.al
September 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
New report reveals serious — even fatal — risks linked to ultraprocessed foods
San Francisco is suing 10 of the world’s most powerful companies for selling products that damage public health. Nope, not e-bikes or chemicals or vapes — we're talking about ultraprocessed foods. Can an approach like this work to improve public health?
Read more in our latest:
Read more in our latest:
Can legal challenges against ultraprocessed foods get us to take them seriously?
Ultraprocessed foods are now understood to be very bad for us. Can the city of San Francisco hold food companies legally liable?
foodprint.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
San Francisco is suing 10 of the world’s most powerful companies for selling products that damage public health. Nope, not e-bikes or chemicals or vapes — we're talking about ultraprocessed foods. Can an approach like this work to improve public health?
Read more in our latest:
Read more in our latest:
Ultraprocessed foods have "contributed to high rates of chronic disease in the United States"
They need to be regulated. @nejm.org today, the ways they can be reined in.
www.nejm.org/media/doi/fu...
They need to be regulated. @nejm.org today, the ways they can be reined in.
www.nejm.org/media/doi/fu...
Medical Media Center: New England Journal of Medicine
Much of the food consumed in the United States is ultraprocessed. Evidence indicates
that ultraprocessed food, as a class, has contributed to high rates of chronic diseases.
www.nejm.org
June 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Ultraprocessed foods have "contributed to high rates of chronic disease in the United States"
They need to be regulated. @nejm.org today, the ways they can be reined in.
www.nejm.org/media/doi/fu...
They need to be regulated. @nejm.org today, the ways they can be reined in.
www.nejm.org/media/doi/fu...
Suddenly ultraprocessed food sounding pretty good huh
July 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Suddenly ultraprocessed food sounding pretty good huh
Breaking: San Francisco today will sue 10 of the biggest manufacturers of ultraprocessed food, arguing the companies knew their products were making people sick but sold them anyway. The fare makes up 70% of the country’s food supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Breaking: San Francisco today will sue 10 of the biggest manufacturers of ultraprocessed food, arguing the companies knew their products were making people sick but sold them anyway. The fare makes up 70% of the country’s food supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
It's the ultraprocessed food of courts
August 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
It's the ultraprocessed food of courts
"Sandwiches, including burgers, contributed the most calories..."
Sandwiches and burgers are not ultra-processed! I am losing my mind.
Sandwiches and burgers are not ultra-processed! I am losing my mind.
Ultraprocessed Food Still Makes Up More Than Half of Americans’ Diets
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Sandwiches, including burgers, contributed the most calories..."
Sandwiches and burgers are not ultra-processed! I am losing my mind.
Sandwiches and burgers are not ultra-processed! I am losing my mind.
Opinion: Not only is food more expensive, it is also becoming ultraprocessed garbage.
RT: The Globe and Mail
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RT: The Globe and Mail
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Opinion: Not only is food more expensive, it is also becoming ultraprocessed garbage — The Globe and Mail
In a way, claims made by food companies about ultraprocessed products are fundamentally a form of economic disinformation
apple.news
January 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Opinion: Not only is food more expensive, it is also becoming ultraprocessed garbage.
RT: The Globe and Mail
apple.news/AZgZ3XLqbQee...
RT: The Globe and Mail
apple.news/AZgZ3XLqbQee...
Just remember: "There is no formal definition of ultraprocessed food"
2 Hot Dogs or 1 Large Cookie? A Study of Risks by Amount of Ultraprocessed Food
Mounting observational evidence links ultraprocessed food with heart disease, cancer, death
www.medpagetoday.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Just remember: "There is no formal definition of ultraprocessed food"
The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a health crisis. n.pr/48hVZ3v
San Francisco sues nation's top food manufacturers over ultraprocessed foods
The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a health crisis.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a health crisis. n.pr/48hVZ3v
The Health Secretary's report blames environmental toxins, ultraprocessed foods and more for the poor state of kids' health in the U.S.
MAHA Commission report paints a dark picture of U.S. children's health
The Health Secretary's report blames environmental toxins, ultraprocessed foods and more for the poor state of kids' health in the U.S.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Health Secretary's report blames environmental toxins, ultraprocessed foods and more for the poor state of kids' health in the U.S.
RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed
RFK Jr. promoted a company ‘to make America healthy’. Their meals are ultraprocessed
The meals contain chemical additives that would render them impossible to recreate at home in your kitchen
www.independent.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed
CNN: You were the key vote in sealing Kennedy's nomination. Do you have any buyer's remorse now?
CASSIDY: You live life forward. But RFK has done a very good job highlighting the issues of ultraprocessed foods. So he's to be congratulated.
CASSIDY: You live life forward. But RFK has done a very good job highlighting the issues of ultraprocessed foods. So he's to be congratulated.
May 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
CNN: You were the key vote in sealing Kennedy's nomination. Do you have any buyer's remorse now?
CASSIDY: You live life forward. But RFK has done a very good job highlighting the issues of ultraprocessed foods. So he's to be congratulated.
CASSIDY: You live life forward. But RFK has done a very good job highlighting the issues of ultraprocessed foods. So he's to be congratulated.
In California, there is a new bill that has bipartisan support, to create the nation’s first seal of approval for non-ultraprocessed foods — and require grocery stores to prominently display those products at the ends of aisles and other visible locations.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
In California, the war on ultraprocessed foods moves to the supermarket
A bill shared first with POLITICO would certify foods that aren’t ultraprocessed — and require grocery stores to prominently display those products.
www.politico.com
March 25, 2026 at 7:54 AM
In California, there is a new bill that has bipartisan support, to create the nation’s first seal of approval for non-ultraprocessed foods — and require grocery stores to prominently display those products at the ends of aisles and other visible locations.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Editorial about the ultraprocessed food oligopoly putting profit before health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Editorial about the ultraprocessed food oligopoly putting profit before health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Some good tips for reducing the consumption of unhealthy, pro-inflammatory, ultraprocessed foods
By @andreaapetersen
www.wsj.com/health/welln...
By @andreaapetersen
www.wsj.com/health/welln...
Ditching Ultraprocessed Foods Can Be Hard. Here’s Where to Start.
With more than half the calories in Americans’ daily diets coming from highly processed foods, researchers say making even small cutbacks will benefit your health.
www.wsj.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Some good tips for reducing the consumption of unhealthy, pro-inflammatory, ultraprocessed foods
By @andreaapetersen
www.wsj.com/health/welln...
By @andreaapetersen
www.wsj.com/health/welln...