Beyond nutrition and physical activity: food industry shaping of the very principles of scientific integrity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is evidence that food industry actors try to shape science on nutrition and physical activity. But they are also involved in influencing the principles of scientific integrity. Our research objective was to study the extent of that involvement, with a case study of ILSI as a key actor in that space. We conducted a qualitative document analysis, triangulating data from an existing scoping review, publicly available information, internal industry documents, and existing freedom of information requests.

Results

Food companies have joined forces through ILSI to shape the development of scientific integrity principles. These activities started in 2007, in direct response to the growing criticism of the food industry's funding of research. ILSI first built a niche

SUBMITTER: Mialon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056799 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature