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Business Insight 1.8.2020 10:30 am
How the food industry is shaping policy, in their favour
In a new study strategies used by the food and beverage industry to influence public health policies is exposed. The strategies include building close relationships with government departments, influencing scientific research and sponsoring community events.
Obesity and diet-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, are major public health problems in South Africa. But many in the food industry strongly oppose globally recommended policies that could address these issues. Such policies include restrictions on marketing of junk food to children and improvements to food labelling.
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