Food policy in the United Kingdom : an introduction
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Food policy in the United Kingdom : an introduction
（Earthscan food and agriculture）（Earthscan from Routledge）
Routledge, 2023
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
- provides an introduction to food policy in the United Kingdom, examining policy development, implementation, influences and current issues.
- examines key issues such as public health, including both malnutrition and obesity, food poverty, food regulation, sustainable diets and food media and marketing
- concludes by reviewing current and future policy directions, discussing what BREXIT and COVID-19 have revealed for food policy going forward.
- serves as a key introduction to food and agricultural policy for students, scholars, policymakers and professionals, as well as those interested in food systems, sustainable diets public health and social policy more widely
- accompanied by lesson plans, links to further reading and practical resources and resources on theoretical frameworks related to public and food policy
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Food policy in the UK: from public health and nutrition to sustainable diets
3 Food policy and nutrition: the triple burden of modern diets
4 The growth of food insecurity: the new face of food poverty
5 Sustainable diets: linking nutrition and environment
6 Food media, marketing and advertising
7 The UK food industry
8 Global food trade and commodities: the financialisation of food
9 Public sector food initiatives: the case of school food and early childhood provision
10 Food scares, food safety and food fraud from chalk in flour to "horsegate"
11 Examples of success in UK food policy
12 Conclusions, reflections and the future for food policy
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