一项跨境研究发现，可口可乐、百事可乐、蒙德雷兹等全球大型食品公司在2010-2025年间共发起239起诉讼，试图阻止或延缓六个国家的公共卫生政策执行[1]。这些政策涵盖前置标签、广告限制和不健康食品税等措施[1]。诉讼案件的累计耗时相当于595年的诉讼周期，对试图推进公民健康改革的政策制定者产生了明显的寒蝉效应[1]。
超过三分之一的可识别诉讼原告来自仅九个母公司，其中可口可乐、百事可乐和蒙德雷兹处于领导地位[1]。在被调查的六个国家中，墨西哥面临最严重的诉讼压力，共有193起案件，主要针对标签法规[1]。巴西的17起诉讼中，11起针对卫生监管机构ANVISA[1]。
在美国，饮料协会就圣塔克鲁兹的苏打税提起诉讼，目前未能成功推翻该政策[1]。英国于2021年见证凯洛格公司诉讼失败后，费雷罗公司随后两周内发送了预诉前函[1]。在哥伦比亚，食品公司在2022年向政治党派捐赠585万欧元，占该年所有捐款的40%[1]。印度的前置标签规则自2014年以来一直陷入停滞状态，其间有公司高管因分析产品营养信息而遭起诉[1]。
A cross-border investigation has revealed that major food and beverage corporations filed 239 lawsuits between 2010 and 2025 across six countries to block or delay public health policies [1]. The litigation targeted measures including front-of-package labeling, advertising restrictions, and taxes on unhealthy foods in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, the United States, United Kingdom, and India [1]. These legal challenges have collectively consumed 595 years of government litigation time, creating a chilling effect on policymakers attempting to improve public health [1].
More than one-third of the identifiable plaintiffs in these cases originated from just nine parent companies, led by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Mondelez [1]. Mexico experienced the highest concentration of litigation, with 193 lawsuits filed primarily against labeling regulations [1]. In Brazil, 11 out of 17 lawsuits targeted the health regulatory agency ANVISA [1]. Colombia's food companies demonstrated political influence through donations of 5.85 million euros to political parties in 2022, representing 40 percent of all corporate donations in that category [1].
In the United States, the American Beverage Association pursued litigation to overturn a soda tax in Santa Cruz, which remains unsuccessful to date [1]. The United Kingdom saw a Kellogg lawsuit fail in 2021, followed by Ferrero sending a pre-litigation letter within two weeks [1]. India's front-of-package labeling rule has stalled since 2014, with company executives facing prosecution related to product nutrition analysis [1].