Health Nestlé and other companies sued by the city of San Francisco
The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against ten food companies, including Nestlé USA. It accuses the companies of having caused a health crisis with the production and distribution of highly processed food.
03.12.2025, 19:01
SDA
The food companies have flooded the country with "addictive, highly processed foods with low nutritional value", according to a statement issued by the San Francisco city attorney on Tuesday (local time). For the city, the "overconsumption" of such products, such as sweets and sweet drinks, potato chips and breakfast cereals, is directly linked to diseases such as diabetes, fatty liver, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
In addition to Nestlé USA, the defendants include Kraft Heinz, Mondelez, Post Holdings, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, General Mills, Kellogg, Mars and ConAgra Brands.
The attorney for the City of San Francisco is now seeking, among other things, an injunction prohibiting the defendants from engaging in misleading advertising and requiring them to correct the effects of their conduct. At the same time, the suit seeks damages and civil penalties for the "astronomical health costs" of consuming these products.
A Nestlé spokesperson declined to comment on Wednesday when asked by the news agency AWP.
