Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Policy: Lessons for Alcohol Control; Comment on “Towards Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Policy? An Analysis of Submissions to a Consultation on a Draft WHO Tool”

Document Type : Commentary

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Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS), London, UK

Abstract

Ralston et al present an analysis of policy actor responses to a draft World Health Organization (WHO) tool to prevent and manage conflicts of interest (COI) in nutrition policy. While the Ralston et al study is focussed explicitly on food and nutrition, the issues and concepts addressed are relevant also to alcohol policy debates and present an important opportunity for shared learning across unhealthy commodity industries in order to protect and improve population health. This commentary addresses the importance of understanding how alcohol policy actors – especially decision-makers – perceive COI in relation to alcohol industry engagement in policy. A better understanding of such perceptions may help to inform the development of guidelines to identify, manage and protect against risks associated with COI in alcohol policy.

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 11, Issue 2
February 2022
Pages 224-227

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  • Receive Date: 20 July 2020
  • Revise Date: 14 August 2020
  • Accept Date: 15 August 2020
  • First Publish Date: 01 February 2022

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