Non-nutritive sweetener regulation and health
Analysing applications to vary Australian and New Zealand food standards
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22945693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cherie Russell (0000-0003-1251-4810, Deakin University), Phillip Baker (0000-0002-0802-2349, Deakin University), Carley Grimes (0000-0002-9123-1888, Deakin University), Mark Lawrence (0000-0001-5722-7503, Deakin University), Mark A Lawrence (Deakin University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/daac101 |
| PMID | 36840531 |
| OpenAlex | W4321850163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 58 |
We aimed to understand the process of setting or varying food standards related to non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) in Australia and New Zealand. Overconsumption of added sugars is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases. Limiting added sugar consumption is recommended by the World Health Organization. NNS are sweet substances with little to no energy that can be used to maintain the sweetness of packaged food when added sugar is reduced. The health and dietary pattern impacts of NNS are contested. Understanding how and why applications for NNS are submitted, assessed and approved within food regulatory systems is important to contextualize the increasing availability of NNS in the food supply. We completed an interpretive content analysis of applications to change the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) Code, risk assessments and stakeholder submissions. Literature used in risk assessments were drawn from a mixture of documents supplied by industry and peer-reviewed studies. Risk assessments were primarily focussed on toxicological outcomes, while broader public health outcomes were not explicitly considered. Consumption data available to FSANZ were collected several years prior to dietary exposure assessments, and thus may not accurately represent current intakes. The study findings raise questions about whether the scope of what constitutes a ‘risk’ to public health in the setting of food standards needs to extend beyond immediate toxicological and food safety concerns, to include longer-term dietary balance considerations.
Business · Consumption (sociology) · Economics · Environmental health · Food safety · Overconsumption · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Risk assessment · Scope (computer science) · Stakeholder · Computer Science · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Marketing · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Nutritionism
Ultra-Processed Foods and Health Outcomes
Sweetening of the global diet, particularly beverages
A food policy package for healthy diets and the prevention of obesity and diet‐related non‐communicable diseases
Early Influences on the Development of Food Preferences
Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice and incidence of type 2 diabetes
Resolved
Using case studies in research
Consumption of ultra-processed foods and health outcomes
The politics of voluntary self-regulation
Definitions for public health nutrition
Playing the policy game
Global trends in added sugars and non-nutritive sweetener use in the packaged food supply
Association of key foods and beverages with obesity in Australian schoolchildren
Ultra-processed foods
Positioning food standards programmes to protect public health
Pass the sugar, pass the salt
Planetary Boundaries
What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for
The Constant Comparative Method of Qualitative Analysis
Reformulation, fortification and functionalization
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |