Ebook The Law, Nutrition And Obesity
The law has played an integral part in many important public health victories. Smoking bans in public buildings, lead removal from paint and gasoline, auto safety regulations, and vaccination requirements for school children are all the result of legal efforts and legislation. Today, obesity is considered by many experts to be a next frontier of public health law.
The Rudd Center organized an international conference in Bellagio, Italy, on June 18-20, 2007 to examine how the law applies to obesity prevention around the globe. The Bellagio Conference, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Rudd Center, brought together world leaders in public health, nutrition and law from the United Kingdom, Peru, Finland, Thailand, Brazil, South Africa and the United States.
The attendees focused on a range of new legal directions that could be pursued for obesity prevention. The topics included regulating food marketing to children, regulating food ingredients and additives, regulating conduct, compelling disclosure and labeling of nutrition information for foods and beverages, and the need for global change. The attendees also discussed the role litigation may play in addressing nutrition and obesity issues.
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