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Big food's ambivalence: Seeking profit and responsibility for health

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  • Tempels, T.
  • Verweij, M.
  • Blok, V.

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In this article, we critically reflect on the responsibilities that the food industry has for public health. Although food companies are often significant contributors to public health problems (e.g., obesity, type 2 diabetes), the mere possibility of corporate responsibility for public health seems to be excluded in the academic public health discourse. We argue that the behavior of several food companies reflects a split corporate personality, as they contribute to public health problems and simultaneously engage in activities to prevent them. By understanding responsibility for population health as a shared responsibility, we reassess the moral role of the food industry from a forward-looking perspective on responsibility and ask what food companies can and should do to promote health.

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  • Tempels, T. & Verweij, M. & Blok, V., 2017. "Big food's ambivalence: Seeking profit and responsibility for health," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 107(3), pages 402-406.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303601_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303601
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    2. Dixon, Helen & Scully, Maree & Wakefield, Melanie & Kelly, Bridget & Pettigrew, Simone & Chapman, Kathy & Niederdeppe, Jeff, 2020. "Can counter-advertising protect spectators of elite sport against the influence of unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship? A naturalistic trial," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 266(C).
    3. Blok, Vincent & Scholten, Victor & Long, Thomas B., 2018. "Responsible innovation in industry and the importance of customer orientation: introduction to the special issue," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 21(4).

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