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Food industry political practices in Chile: "the economy has always been the main concern".

Mélissa MialonCamila CorvalanGustavo CedielFernanda Baeza ScagliusiMarcela Reyes
Published in: Globalization and health (2020)
In Chile, food industry actors used numerous action- and argument-based CPA practices which may influence public health policy, research, and practice. Despite strong influence from the food industry, Chile adopted a front-of-pack nutrition labelling policy. While the country has some measures in place to manage the interactions between government officials or public health professionals, and the industry, there is still a need to develop robust mechanisms to address undue influence from corporations.
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