Alcohol Labelling in the Global Food System: Implications of Recent Work in the Codex Committee on Food Labelling

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia HEPWORTH ◽  
Sarah WARD ◽  
Lisa SCHÖLIN
Keyword(s):  
Dual Space ◽  
Food System ◽  
Food Labelling ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Codex Committee ◽  
Global Food System ◽  
Codex Standard ◽  
Energy Labelling ◽  
Global Food

Occupying the dual space of psychoactive substances and food, alcohol has to date escaped the international labelling standards required of either category. Following growing consumer concern focused on ingredient and energy labelling, the issue of alcohol labelling has been brought to the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL). Russia led the development of a discussion paper on the labelling of alcohol beverages, which was debated in May 2019. The discussion paper presented five policy options, ranging from doing nothing to initiating open-ended work on a new Codex standard. The progression of alcohol labelling through the CCFL raises a number of issues for public health advocates, as placing alcohol within the scope of the Codex clearly places labelling within the food system and has the potential to side-line health labelling concerns. This paper will first describe the process leading to the consideration of alcohol labelling at the CCFL and then consider the health and advocacy implications of the different options proposed to progress the work plan.

Deadly diets: geographical reflections on the global food system

Geography ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Young
Keyword(s):  
Food System ◽  
Global Food System ◽  
Global Food

Ultra-processed products are becoming dominant in the global food system

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Monteiro ◽  
J.-C. Moubarac ◽  
G. Cannon ◽  
S. W. Ng ◽  
B. Popkin
Keyword(s):  
Food System ◽  
Global Food System ◽  
Processed Products ◽  
Global Food

Commentary: Focus the global food system on health and nutrition goals

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Pinstrup-Andersen ◽  
H. E. Babcock ◽  
J. Thomas Clark
Keyword(s):  
Food System ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Global Food System ◽  
Global Food

Pathways to a sustainable, inclusive and healthy food system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Gaupp
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Food System ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Climate Extreme ◽  
System Transformation ◽  
Global Food System ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Global Food

<p>Currently, the global food system is the single largest threat to people and planet. Food is the leading cause behind transgressing five of the nine planetary boundaries. It is a major source of carbon emissions, as well as the single largest contributor to global deforestation, overuse of fresh water and eutrophication of our aquatic ecosystems. And while agriculture has been a major engine of poverty reduction, agricultural activities are unable to deliver a decent livelihood for an estimated 80 percent of those living in extreme poverty. The projected increase in frequency and severity of climate extreme events is posing additional threats to the global food system.</p><p>A transformation towards a more inclusive, sustainable and health-promoting food system is urgently needed. This presentation will introduce the newly established Food Systems Economics Commission (FSEC) that provides detailed and robust evidence assessing the implications of the policy and investment decisions needed to foster a food system transformation. It integrates global modelling tools such as integrated assessment modelling and innovative applications of agent-based modelling with political economy considerations.  It investigates the hidden costs of our current food system, explores transitions pathways towards a new food and land use economy and suggests key policy instruments to foster the transformation towards a sustainable, inclusive, healthy and resilient food system.</p>

Increasing the Disciplinary Breadth in Graduate Training in Agricultural Science to Meet the Industry Need for Addressing Global Food System Complexity

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 160021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debolina Chakraborty ◽  
Michael Mulvaney ◽  
Diane Rowland ◽  
Jerry Bennett ◽  
George Hochmuth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food System ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Agricultural Science ◽  
System Complexity ◽  
Global Food System ◽  
Global Food
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