A Guardian article highlighting the extent to which the major manufacturers of ultra-processed food are abusing the courts to subvert progressive health legislation.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/22/processed-food-firms-courts-obstruct-health-regulations

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by sethoflagos

I read Deborah Blum’s The Poison Squad (about the efforts to get food safety regulation in place in the US) when it came out and subsequently realized that the tactics haven’t changed. Big business will use any and all legal tactics to protect their profits and shield themselves from blame/responsibility for doing harm by selling us unhealthy (often deliberately unhealthy) food

Self-regulation is a myth. Too many bad actors are out there who only care about profits. We see these days that bribery is part of the repertoire, too