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Lawrence, Mark 2009, Do food regulatory systems protect public health?, Public health nutrition, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 2247-2249.

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Title Do food regulatory systems protect public health?
Author(s) Lawrence, Mark
Journal name Public health nutrition
Volume number 12
Issue number 11
Start page 2247
End page 2249
Total pages 3
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Place of publication Cambridge, England
Publication date 2009
ISSN 1368-9800
1475-2727
Keyword(s) nutrition
health
Summary The purpose of this commentary is to consider the extent to which food regulatory systems protect public health, and how a better job could be done. There are fundamental questions about the role of food regulations in responding to changes in food systems and to food-related public health issues. What is meant by the objective ‘to protect public health and safety’ in the context of food regulation? Are current systems well balanced between promoting trade and protecting health? What is the role of nutrition in food regulation? Should food regulation be used to promote as well as to protect public health? Should laws and regulations be used to intervene in the formulation and marketing of foods, or should ‘the market’ merely provide more choices and information for shoppers and consumers to select healthy diets?
Language eng
Field of Research 111104 Public Nutrition Intervention
Socio Economic Objective 920411 Nutrition
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
ERA Research output type X Not reportable
Copyright notice ©2009, The Author
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