Foodspin Portal

Welcome to the Foodspin Portal on Spinprofiles

Welcome to Foodspin, the project dedicated to exposing and reporting on the spin and lobbying efforts of the food industry - part of Spinprofiles—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. Spinprofiles has a policy of strict referencing and is overseen by an Managing editor and a Sysop and several Associate Portal editors. The Editor of the Foodspin Portal is Lynn Hill. Priority pages on Food UK level Westminster Diet and Health Forum - What does it do? National Obesity Forum, is it just a front group? How are the Associate Parliamentary Health Group and Policy Connect related? Mediasmart - what is its function? Change4Life and Business4Life how do they work? Save Kids TV - Front group or genuine campaigning organisation? Advertising Education Forum and Food Advertising Unit - needs expanding British Nutrition Foundation - How active is the BNF today? This article is part of the Foodspin project of Spinwatch. EU and Global level Codex Alimentarius - Can anyone expand this short stub? International Obesity Taskforce - Is it a Front Group? European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety World Sugar Research Organisation - Needs expanding International Food Information Council International Life Sciences Institute European Food Information Council EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity & Health See more...

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Categories There are a list of categories associated with this page: Foodspin Food Industry lobby groups Foodspin Front Groups Food and Agriculture Industry Foodspin Government Agencies Food lobbyists and PR consultants Foodspin Policy Groups Food NGO's and Consumer groups|- References and Resources

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