Health experts call for transparency to shield public health policy from industry lobbying

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Caroline Cerny , Prof Sir Ian Gilmore and Katharine Jenner welcome the ethics watchdog’s recommendations to improve transparency around lobbying

From tobacco and alcohol to unhealthy food, there is extensive evidence that companies whose profits depend on the sale of harmful products have repeatedly sought to influence the policies designed to protect public health .

Research from around the world has documented efforts to deny, dilute and delay measures aimed at reducing harm, while promoting approaches that are more favourable to commercial interests. Too often, that lobbying takes place behind closed doors with no opportunity for scrutiny.

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