Fat and unhealthy? Do top food companies care?
The world’s top food companies aren’t very concerned about your health and weight, according to a major report just released by London’s City University.
The research team comprised Food Policy Professor Tim Lang, Visiting Research Fellow Geof Rayner, and Research Assistant Elizabeth Kaelin. The group studied food manufacturers, retailers and food service companies and analyzed their pro-health activity in a variety of areas including advertising, marketing, and labelling. It then rated the firms using the World Health Organization’s diet and health agenda as a reference.
The team stated on yesterday’s University news release that “there is a pretty poor overall picture, with too many companies appearing not to care a jot.” Some companies, on the other hand, have started acting on issues such as sugar, transfats, portion size, and fitness.
The study will certainly fuel the continuing debate about who is responsible for unhealthy diets, as we can see in an article from the BBC website.
Food industry watchdogs will find the full PDF report at this site.
