Food and beverage product reformulation as a corporate political strategy

C. Scott, B. Hawkins and C. Knai

Social Science & Medicine, 2017, vol. 172, issue C, 37-45

Abstract: Product reformulation– the process of altering a food or beverage product's recipe or composition to improve the product's health profile – is a prominent response to the obesity and noncommunicable disease epidemics in the U.S. To date, reformulation in the U.S. has been largely voluntary and initiated by actors within the food and beverage industry. Similar voluntary efforts by the tobacco and alcohol industry have been considered to be a mechanism of corporate political strategy to shape public health policies and decisions to suit commercial needs.

Keywords: Product reformulation; Food industry; Nutrition policy; Political strategy; Framing; Narratives; Obesity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.11.020

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