San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: The San Francisco city attorney filed on Tuesday the nation’s first government lawsuit against food manufacturers over ultraprocessed fare (source may be paywalled; alternative source), arguing that cities and counties have been burdened with the costs of treating diseases that stem from the companies’ products. David Chiu, the city attorney, sued 10 corporations that make some of the country’s most popular food and…