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  1. Johnson's government appointing someone from the tobacco industry as an "independent" scientific advisor in February 2020 is extraordinary: it probably flew under the radar because public health advocates were preoccupied with an emerging pandemic at the time.

    theguardian.com/business/2024/

    #ConflictOfInterest #TobaccoIndustry #ScientificAdvice #SciencePolicy #CancerRisks #Carcinogenicity

  2. CW: Nutrition

    "In order to counter the detrimental effects of UPFs [ultra-processed foods], Van Tulleken makes two recommendations. First, outlaw conflicts of interest on UK scientific and advisory bodies. And second, create effective warning labels on food products."
    theguardian.com/food/article/2

    #UltraProcessedFood #JunkFood #Nutrition #FoodRegulations #ScientificAdvice #FoodLabels #ChrisVanTulleken #IndustrialFood #FoodIndustry

  3. CW: Nutrition

    "In order to counter the detrimental effects of UPFs [ultra-processed foods], Van Tulleken makes two recommendations. First, outlaw conflicts of interest on UK scientific and advisory bodies. And second, create effective warning labels on food products."
    theguardian.com/food/article/2

    #UltraProcessedFood #JunkFood #Nutrition #FoodRegulations #ScientificAdvice #FoodLabels #ChrisVanTulleken #IndustrialFood #FoodIndustry

  4. CW: Nutrition

    "In order to counter the detrimental effects of UPFs [ultra-processed foods], Van Tulleken makes two recommendations. First, outlaw conflicts of interest on UK scientific and advisory bodies. And second, create effective warning labels on food products."
    theguardian.com/food/article/2

    #UltraProcessedFood #JunkFood #Nutrition #FoodRegulations #ScientificAdvice #FoodLabels #ChrisVanTulleken #IndustrialFood #FoodIndustry

  5. CW: Nutrition

    "In order to counter the detrimental effects of UPFs [ultra-processed foods], Van Tulleken makes two recommendations. First, outlaw conflicts of interest on UK scientific and advisory bodies. And second, create effective warning labels on food products."
    theguardian.com/food/article/2

    #UltraProcessedFood #JunkFood #Nutrition #FoodRegulations #ScientificAdvice #FoodLabels #ChrisVanTulleken #IndustrialFood #FoodIndustry

  6. CW: Nutrition

    "In order to counter the detrimental effects of UPFs [ultra-processed foods], Van Tulleken makes two recommendations. First, outlaw conflicts of interest on UK scientific and advisory bodies. And second, create effective warning labels on food products."
    theguardian.com/food/article/2

    #UltraProcessedFood #JunkFood #Nutrition #FoodRegulations #ScientificAdvice #FoodLabels #ChrisVanTulleken #IndustrialFood #FoodIndustry

  7. Watching a talk at uni by Prof James Wilsdon. Got me thinking. How do we ensure scientific advisors to governments ensure they channel scientific consensus and not outlier studies? And sometimes policy has to be formed on volatile, early-stage science despite uncertainty.

    #CPAS #ANU #ScientificAdvice #CSO #CSA #Uncertainty #Consensus #Science #Research