Conflict of interest in nutrition conference financing: Moving towards solutions after IUNS 2022

Harris, Jody; Carriedo, Ángela; Freire, Wilma B.; Plessis, Lisanne Du; Yates, Joe; Kadiyala, Suneetha; Badham, Jane; Gillespie, Stuart; Greiner, Ted

doi:10.26596/wn.202213454-63

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“…Beyond those specific restrictions on CPA and CoI, counteractions from public health advocates, and a more meaningful engagement and organizing of citizens, in particular peasants, indigenous, young, BIPOC, women, and other marginalized groups is essential to demand policy safeguards and transparency (Maani, Petticrew, and Galea 2023). Globally, civil society action continues to advance demands for CoI measures across diverse fora where the food industry engagement has been rampant and risking compromising public policy outcomes (Harris et al 2022). Civil society organizations have also called for a comprehensive legal framework for corporate accountability in food governance, critiquing the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) strategy for engagement with corporations (Dorado et al 2021).…”

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A discussion of stronger public policies to protect and promote healthy diets: what can the U.S. learn from other countries?

Mialon¹,

Naik²

2023

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The aim of this paper is to contribute to global discussion on public health policies for protecting and promoting healthy diets, as it is advancing in the U.S. This discussion assesses specific cases of successful policy making from several countries across the world, often against industry resistance. We discuss five key public policies and interventions: i) food labeling; ii) marketing restrictions and healthy school food policies; iii) fiscal policies; iv) models for classifying the (un)healthiness of a product; v) interventions to address food industry influence and conflicts of interest in public health policy. The paper also argues how the U.S can adapt or adopt some of these public policies, while also preparing for the challenges from the ultra-processed food industry that may perceive these advances as threats to its business. We conclude the discussion by postulating that the U.S. is primed to advance several of these initiatives that have already been espoused in law and evaluated to be effective in other countries. The U.S. will have unique challenges, as many of the food industry actors have deep political influence on American politics and markets, although these global lessons can enable the legislative, policy, and civil society ecosystems with additional tools and strategies to progress policy movement toward defending people’s health and wellbeing over industry’s influence and profit.

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A discussion of stronger public policies to protect and promote healthy diets: what can the U.S. learn from other countries?

Mialon¹,

Naik²

2023

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The development of a method for the global health community to assess the proportion of food and beverage companies’ sales that are derived from unhealthy foods

Bandy,

Jewell,

Luick

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Context Corporate engagement with food and beverage companies who produce food associated with health harms is a divisive topic in the global nutrition community, with high-profile cases of conflict of interest increasingly coming under scrutiny. There is a need for an agreed method to support health organizations in deciding whether and how to engage with large food and beverage manufacturers. Aim The aim of this study was to develop a method to quantify the proportion of sales from food and beverage companies that are derived from unhealthy foods to support organizations in determining which companies might be considered high-risk for engagement. Methods The 2015 WHO Euro nutrient profile model was applied to 35,550 products from 1294 brands manufactured by the top 20 global food and beverage companies from seven countries (Australia, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, UK and USA). For the purpose of this study, products that met the WHO Euro criteria were classified as “healthier” and those that failed were classified as “unhealthy”. Products were grouped by brand and weighted by the brand’s value sales for 2020. The primary outcome was the proportion of each company’s sales that were classified as unhealthy and healthier by company and category. Results Overall, 89% of the top 20 companies’ brand sales were classified as unhealthy. For every USD$10 spent on the top 20 companies’ brands, only $1.10 was spent on products considered healthier. All companies saw the majority of their sales come from unhealthy foods, including soft drinks, confectionery and snacks. None of Red Bull or Ferrero’s sales were classified as healthier and less than 5% of total sales were healthier for Mondelēz, Mars, and PepsiCo. Some companies had higher proportions of sales deriving from healthier products, including Grupo Bimbo (48%), Danone (34%) and Conagra (32%), although the majority of their sales were still derived from unhealthy foods. Discussion The results presented in this study highlight the reliance the leading food and beverage companies have on sales of unhealthy products that are contributing to diet-related disease globally. The method and steps we have laid out here could be used by organizations in the global health community to identify companies that have conflicts of interest when it comes to engaging with governments, international organizations and public health bodies on issues of policy and regulation.

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Conflict of interest in nutrition conference financing: Moving towards solutions after IUNS 2022

Cited by 2 publications

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A discussion of stronger public policies to protect and promote healthy diets: what can the U.S. learn from other countries?

A discussion of stronger public policies to protect and promote healthy diets: what can the U.S. learn from other countries?

The development of a method for the global health community to assess the proportion of food and beverage companies’ sales that are derived from unhealthy foods

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