Risk-benefit assessment of foods and its role to inform policy decisions: outcome of an international workshop.

ABSTRACT: Policy decisions in public health require consideration and evaluation of trade-offs for which transparency and science-based evidence is needed. Improvement of decision-support tools is essential to help guide food policy decisions that promote healthy diets and meet the challenges of food systems without compromising food security, food safety, and sovereignty. Risk-benefit assessment of foods (RBA) is an established methodological approach designed to inform policy decisions within the area of nutrition and food safety. Despite methodological developments, translation of RBA findings into policies is still limited. In this context, a stakeholder workshop held in May 2023 gathered RBA experts and food regulators from Europe to identify the challenges, obstacles and opportunities in using

SUBMITTER: Matteu Monteiro C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462872 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature