Big food is using tobacco industry strategies to fight the emerging consensus that ultra processed food is a key cause of obesity and malnutrition. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/deny-denounce-delay-the-battle-over-the-risk-of-ultra-processed-foods/
"The industry has responded with a ferocious campaign against regulation. In part it has used the same lobbying playbook as its fight against labeling and taxation of “junk food” high in calories: big spending to influence policymakers."
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