Legal Action Against Health Claims on Foods and Beverages Marketed to Youth

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ID11025901
AuthorsLainie Rutkow (Lainie Rutkow and Jon S. Vernick are with the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Center for Law and the Public’s Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Danielle M. Edwards, Sarah O. Rodman, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore.), Jon S Vernick (0000-0002-6480-6105, Lainie Rutkow and Jon S. Vernick are with the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Center for Law and the Public’s Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Danielle M. Edwards, Sarah O. Rodman, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore.), Danielle M Edwards (0000-0002-0479-1669, Lainie Rutkow and Jon S. Vernick are with the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Center for Law and the Public’s Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Danielle M. Edwards, Sarah O. Rodman, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore.), Sarah O Rodman (Lainie Rutkow and Jon S. Vernick are with the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Center for Law and the Public’s Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Danielle M. Edwards, Sarah O. Rodman, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore.), Colleen L Barry (0000-0001-8211-5036, Lainie Rutkow and Jon S. Vernick are with the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Center for Law and the Public’s Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Danielle M. Edwards, Sarah O. Rodman, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore.)
Year2015
Volume105
Issue3
Pages450-456
Publication date2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2014.302376
PMID25602904
OpenAlexW1991489319
LanguageEN
References cited16

The prevalence of obesity among US children raises numerous health concerns. One pathway to reduce childhood obesity is by decreasing energy intake through the ingestion of fewer calories. Yet, food and beverage manufacturers often promote energy-dense items for children via varied health claims. Deceptive health claims are prohibited, and may be addressed through litigation or governmental regulatory efforts. While the amount of legal action against these potentially deceptive claims has increased, no comprehensive assessment has been conducted. This article, which analyzes litigation and governmental regulatory activities, considers key factors that may influence decisions to take legal action against potentially deceptive health claims on foods and beverages, including scientific support, forum selection, selection of plaintiffs, and potential public health impact

Action (physics) · Business · Calorie · Economics · Environmental health · Health claims on food labels · Obesity · Plaintiff · Political science · Public economics · Public health · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Food Science · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Law · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices

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