Governmental institutionalization of corporate influence on national nutrition policy and health: a case study of Ecuador.
Lancet Reg Health Am
; 29: 100645, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Corporate influence in policy and decision-making is an important public health concern. This Health Policy paper reviews Ecuador's child malnutrition strategy instruments, approved between 2020 and 2023, to identify how private interests are becoming legally integrated into the public sector. Evidence indicates that recent changes are enabling corporations to promote their brands, gain tax deductions, oversee public policy and set priorities, allocate resources, and decide on implementation of the country's child malnutrition strategy. Further, corporate representatives are active members of an advisory council, free from scrutiny or accountability, while being privy to undisclosed government information. Moreover, a UN agency (the World Food Program) engaged in corporate promotion of highly processed foods, illustrating the breadth of Ecuador's corporate influence scheme. Improved regulations should set clear limits to the influence of food and beverage industries in national nutrition policy, while following transparency laws in the composition and operation of Ecuador's child malnutrition strategy and related efforts.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lancet Reg Health Am
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Ecuador
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido