Big Food vs. the People
An investigation reveals that major food corporations have filed hundreds of lawsuits to block public health policies aimed at regulating unhealthy food ingredients and advertising. The report highlights how these legal tactics are used to delay government efforts to combat diet-related health crises.
Lucy Jones for Lighthouse Reports CREDITS Thin Lei Win, Emmanuel Freudenthal, Monica Camacho, Sarasvati Nagesh Thuppadolla, Elena DeBre, Tessa Pang, Wael Eskandar, Lu Min Lwin, Viktoriia Maksymova, Charles Boutaud, Margot Gibbs and Beatriz Ramalho da Silva with Alexandria Bordas, Andrea Rincón, Andrew Gregory, Ankit Raj, Armando Talamantes, Ed Wanderley, Edier Buitrago, Gloria Riva, Guilherme Cavalcanti, Irene van den Berg, Jahnavi Sen, Jesse Kathan, João Peres, Kennia Velazquez, Laura Martínez Mejía, Maria Martha Bruno, Nicoletta Dentico, Paulina Macias Ortega, Philip Baker, Rodrigo Oliveira, Scott Slater, Thalita Pires July 22, 2026 We expose Big Food’s 239 lawsuits against life-saving policies Bad diets kill millions of people globally every year, and lead to tens of billions of dollars in health costs , often placing the heaviest burden on communities who are least able to afford it. Children, with limited decision-making power, are particularly vulnerable to this.
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