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Management of potential conflicts of interest in nutrition policy - Briefing note

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 2

Author Thow, A.M.; Mounsey, S.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Nutrition policy increasingly aims to incentivise a healthy food supply – in particular, reductions in salt, fat and sugar content of food – and promote food environments that support healthy diets. However, conflicts of interest have been identified for many food industry actors regarding policy for addressing diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as such policy aims to reduce consumption of unhealthy (often highly profitable) foods. The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO), including Fiji, have recognised the importance of ensuring that food and nutrition policy making is protected from undue influence of commercial and other vested interests, in the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, 2013-2020. This briefing note summarises current best practice for identifying and managing conflicts of interest for nutrition policy making.

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