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The food industry and self-regulation: standards to promote success and to avoid public health failures.

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Sharma, LL; Teret, SP; Brownell, KD
Published in: American journal of public health
February 2010

Threatened by possible government regulation and critical public opinion, industries often undertake self-regulatory actions, issue statements of concern for public welfare, and assert that self-regulation is sufficient to protect the public. The food industry has made highly visible pledges to curtail children's food marketing, sell fewer unhealthy products in schools, and label foods in responsible ways. Ceding regulation to industry carries opportunities but is highly risky. In some industries (e.g., tobacco), self-regulation has been an abject failure, but in others (e.g., forestry and marine fisheries), it has been more successful. We examined food industry self-regulation in the context of other self-regulatory successes and failures and defined 8 standards that should be met if self-regulation is to be effective.

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American journal of public health

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EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

February 2010

Volume

100

Issue

2

Start / End Page

240 / 246

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Tobacco Industry
  • Social Control, Informal
  • Public Health
  • Nutrition Policy
  • Motivation
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Forestry
  • Food Services
 

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Sharma, L. L., Teret, S. P., & Brownell, K. D. (2010). The food industry and self-regulation: standards to promote success and to avoid public health failures. American Journal of Public Health, 100(2), 240–246. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2009.160960
Sharma, Lisa L., Stephen P. Teret, and Kelly D. Brownell. “The food industry and self-regulation: standards to promote success and to avoid public health failures.American Journal of Public Health 100, no. 2 (February 2010): 240–46. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2009.160960.
Sharma LL, Teret SP, Brownell KD. The food industry and self-regulation: standards to promote success and to avoid public health failures. American journal of public health. 2010 Feb;100(2):240–6.
Sharma, Lisa L., et al. “The food industry and self-regulation: standards to promote success and to avoid public health failures.American Journal of Public Health, vol. 100, no. 2, Feb. 2010, pp. 240–46. Epmc, doi:10.2105/ajph.2009.160960.
Sharma LL, Teret SP, Brownell KD. The food industry and self-regulation: standards to promote success and to avoid public health failures. American journal of public health. 2010 Feb;100(2):240–246.

Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

February 2010

Volume

100

Issue

2

Start / End Page

240 / 246

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Tobacco Industry
  • Social Control, Informal
  • Public Health
  • Nutrition Policy
  • Motivation
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Forestry
  • Food Services