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ANVISA1。
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.
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