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‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules
‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rulesExclusive: Global investigation reveals 235 lawsuits have been brought against governments in five countries since 2010
The world’s biggest ultra-processed food companies have filed scores of lawsuits challenging government policies that tackle junk diets, the Guardian can reveal.
Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health. Worldwide consumption is rising and UPF now makes up as much as half the average diet in many countries, including the UK, the US and Australia. Continue reading...www.theguardian.com