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Will San Francisco Out-MAHA the Fed on Processed Foods?

By Janet Gulland, Contributing Writer

Kraft Heinz, maker of wildly popular macaroni & cheese products, among its many other offerings, is among a group of 10 ultra-processed food makers targeted in a major lawsuit filed by the City of San Francisco (Image: Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock)

In a move that could out-MAHA MAHA, the City of San Francisco is suing Kraft Heinz, Coca Cola, Nestle, Kellogg, and six other producers of ultra-processed junk foods, claiming the companies have knowingly “engineered a public health crisis” by marketing highly addictive, nutrient-poor, sugar- and salt-laden foods linked to higher incidence of diabetes, fatty liver, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and depression.

The suit, filed on Dec 2 by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, contends that the ten named companies (Kraft Heinz, Coca Cola, Mondelez, Post, General Mills, PepsiCo, Nestle USA, Kellogg, Mars, and ConAgra) consistently use unfair and deceptive methods in the marketing of addictive, unhealthy processed foods, and that these practices violate California’s Unfair Competition regulation, as well as the state’s Public Nuisance statutes. The suit seeks financial restitution to offset the staggering public costs of healthcare and lost productivity due to diet-induced chronic metabolic diseases.

Allegations of “Addiction Science”

The 64-page text of the official complaint claims that the aforementioned corporations deliberately apply “addiction science” to boost sales, intentionally target children, Black and Hispanic communities and other vulnerable populations, and routinely utilize potentially harmful dyes and other chemicals in their products.

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