A federal judge on Aug. 25 dismissed a lawsuit against major food and beverage manufacturers, ruling that a teenager who sued the companies did not meet evidentiary standards for the suit to proceed.
Bryce Martinez, 19, said in a complaint lodged in 2024 that Kraft and other companies designed ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to “hack the physiological structures of our brains,” resulting in addictive products that he consumed regularly. That led to the development of Type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, he said.
U.S. District Judge Mia Perez said Monday she was “deeply concerned about the practices used to create and market UPFs,” and the negative impact they have had on children….