Australian food industry ‘hijacks’ strategies designed to tackle public health crises, conference hears

Experts in public health say that commercial interests engage in practices harmful to health and the environment

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It’s a “risky business” for the government to work with the food industry to tackle health crises like obesity, an international public health conference has been told, with effective food packaging labels already jeopardised.

Dr Dori Patay, a researcher with the Menzies Centre in Sydney, said despite ample evidence of the harmful influence of the food industry on health policy, governments increasingly regard the food industry as “partners” in addressing chronic diseases.

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