InvestigationsUltra-processed foods
Engineered to be irresistible. Marketed to kids.
Blueshoe is investigating the ultra-processed food industry — products lawsuits allege were designed to maximize consumption using the same playbook tobacco pioneered, and marketed heavily to children. This litigation is in its earliest chapter: first cases have been dismissed, new ones keep coming, and San Francisco became the first government to sue. We're building the record now.
WHAT WE ARE INVESTIGATING
The theory is young. The pattern is familiar.
Where this stands, stated plainly — including the setbacks.
What do the lawsuits allege?
That major food companies — cases have named Kraft Heinz, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and others — deliberately engineered ultra-processed products to override satiety and maximize consumption, marketed them to children, and that this contributed to conditions like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease in minors. Several architects of these suits previously litigated against tobacco.
Hasn't this already lost in court?
The first individual consumer case was dismissed — the court found the claims didn't tie specific products to specific harm. That's the honest state of play. But filings are multiplying, San Francisco filed the first government suit, and early dismissals are how tobacco and opioid litigation started too. Causation science and claim theories are being rebuilt case by case.
Why document now if no claim path exists yet?
Because if this litigation matures, the families with contemporaneous records — diagnoses, dietary history, marketing exposure — will be the ones with viable claims, and the deadlines will run from dates already behind them. Documentation costs nothing and preserves the option.
WHO MAY QUALIFY
You may be eligible to have your potential claim evaluated if:
To be clear: no court has yet recognized these claims, and submitting is about documenting, not filing. We evaluate every submission free and will tell you honestly where things stand.
A child's diet-linked diagnosis
Your child or teen was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease after years of heavy ultra-processed food consumption.
Documented dietary history
Medical or school records reflect the diagnosis and diet — the kind of contemporaneous documentation early-stage litigation is built from.
Marketing to your kids
Your family's experience with child-targeted marketing — apps, games, characters, school channels — is part of the record these cases turn on.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU CONTACT US
Four steps. No surprises.
Short questionnaire
You share contact information and basic facts only — no detailed medical records or narratives at this stage.
Conflicts check
We confirm the firm can ethically evaluate your potential claim.
Investigation agreement
If your information meets the criteria, we may offer a limited-scope investigation agreement — an agreement for us to investigate and evaluate a potential claim. Signing it does not mean a lawsuit has been or will be filed.
Next steps, together
If and when a viable claim is developed, we contact you to discuss next steps — which may include associating with a lawyer licensed in your state.
No fee unless you recover
There is no cost to submit your information. If we agree to represent you, representation is on a contingency-fee basis — no attorneys’ fee unless there is a recovery. You may remain responsible for costs in some circumstances; the written agreement controls.
Common questions
Honestly: no — not today. No settlement exists and the first cases were dismissed. This is a long-horizon investigation, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something. What exists today is the chance to be documented early if the litigation matures.
Legally reviewed by Catherine O’Grady, State Bar of Arizona No. 011647
Managing partner & chief compliance officer · 30+ years in practice · Reviewed July 2026 · Full bio →
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