A toxic relationship: ultra-processed foods & plastics

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Authors

Joe Yates · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Suneetha Kadiyala · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Megan Deeney · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Ángela Carriedo

Stuart Gillespie

Jerrold J. Heindel · Commonweal

Maricel V. Maffini · Fredericksburg Independent School District

Olwenn Martin

Abstract

In the context of ongoing negotiations for a legally binding global treaty to end plastics pollution, and rapidly growing concern about the burgeoning share of UPFs in diets worldwide, we ask: What steps are needed to call time on this toxic relationship?

Topics & Keywords

Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Globalization and Health

Volume 20, Issue 1, pp. 74-74

DOI: 10.1186/s12992-024-01078-0

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