SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced the filing of the first governmental lawsuit against 10 major ultra-processed food companies (UPF), which include Kraft-Heinz, Pepsi-Co, Coca-Cola, Mondelez International, General Mills, Nestlé, Kellogg, Post Holdings, Mars Incorporated, and ConAgra Brands on Tuesday, December 2.

While San Francisco is not a plaintiff, California Assembly Bill 1264 has proposed to introduce a legal definition for ultra-processed foods in the state, which includes ongoing regulatory interest in the issue.

Pepsi-Co, Coca-Cola Company, Mondelez International, which include Chips Ahoy! and Oreo, Kellogg, Mars Incorporated, ConAgra Brands are named in the lawsuit for its role in making and marketing ultra-processed foods. Kraft-Heinz and Post Hold

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