Lawsuit Accuses Major Food Companies of Marketing 'Addictive' Food to Kids (Thanks to Trevor for this one)
Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the U.S. accusing them of designing and marketing "ultra-processed" foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease.
"There is currently no agreed upon scientific definition of ultra-processed foods," Sarah Gallo, senior vice president of product policy for the Consumer Brands Association, an industry group representing food and beverage makers, said in a statement. "Attempting to classify foods as unhealthy simply because they are processed, or demonizing food by ignoring its full nutrient content, misleads consumers and exacerbates health disparities."
