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Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle

NSW police arrest 141 people as campaigners demand federal government cancel planned fossil fuel projects and tax existing operations at 78%

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Important point: this ISN'T about willpower. It is about our food environment. 👇 The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr... by @philbakernz.bsky.social et al.

The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it

Without policy action and a coordinated global response, ultra-processed foods will continue to rise in human diets, harming health, economies. It’s time to act.

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Ultra-processed foods now make up nearly half of the average Australian’s diet because the country has “fallen behind international best practice” on nutrition, a co-author of a major new global report says. Read the full story. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This new paper in the Lancet shows the power of social network analysis and data visualization to convey complex connections among the global political influence of the ultra processed foods industry. I recommend reading this entire paper: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Ultra processed food does harm to every major organ in your body. But hey, it makes them some very large profits, so the lobbyists keep working hard to sell it to you. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds

World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing

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The Lancet's series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health is a landmark. The hard part, always, is to shape policy to match the science. www.thelancet.com/infographics...

#WolffBites: Ultra-processed foods are very profitable so they get produced and increasingly eaten despite serious dangers to our health. Another contradiction between how capitalism works and what people need. The system is the problem. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn

It is increasing our risk of a range of chronic diseases, including obesity and depression, a major review says.

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Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body . Increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression. Companies know but inflict harms to boost profits. Need effective regulation.

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds

World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing

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Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact? In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat. Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️ spkl.io/63327AduhR

Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn reut.rs/43xZrEo

Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn

Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal.

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Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds

World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health, according to the world’s largest review. UPF is also rapidly displacing fresh food in the diets of children and adults on every continent, and is associated with an increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression. Continue reading...

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Next up we are hearing from @philbakernz.bsky.social on The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress #BFConf

Please join us! For the launch of the Lancet Series on Ultra-processed Foods and Human Health 🌏 Tickets are SOLD OUT for the London launch event. But some tickets are still available to join us online via Zoom. 🔗 Click here to register: uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Launch of the Lancet Series on Ultra-processed Foods and Human Health. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Speakers will unpack the scientific, policy, and political dimensions of the global UPF challenge. Register below to join.

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The Lancet@thelancet.com · 10mo ago

Ultra-processed foods are reshaping global diets, health, & the planet. Join us for the global launch of a new Series on UPFs & Human Health on 19 Nov. 🌍 Experts will unpack the science, policy, & politics of #UPFs. Register to attend 👉 tinyurl.com/3h2t5mr4

Ultra-processed foods are reshaping global diets, health, & the planet. Join us for the global launch of a new Series on UPFs & Human Health on 19 Nov. 🌍 Experts will unpack the science, policy, & politics of #UPFs. Register to attend 👉 tinyurl.com/3h2t5mr4

How's this for a World Food Day partnership!? www.nestlehealthscience.us/stories/nest...

new article in @reggovjournal.bsky.social that examines how corporations engage in 'venue hopping' as a means to advance agendas in multiple spaces and at multiple levels This riffs off Baumgartner and Jones' notion of venue shopping, but adapts it for an increasingly multistakeholder world

Corporate Power in a Multistakeholder World: Venue Hopping and the Multilevel Politics of Ultra‐Processed Food

The regulation of business is increasingly characterized by “soft” governance regimes that blur the boundaries of public and private authority, as signaled by the rapid proliferation of multistakehol...

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How did ultra-processed foods come to dominate what much of the world eats–and what can we do about it? 🌍 Join the launch of The Lancet Series on UPFs & Human Health, 19 Nov (London + online) Experts will unpack the science, policy & politics of UPFs 🔗 Register: www.fsp.usp.br/nupens/launc...

How did ultra-processed foods come to dominate what much of the world eats–and what can we do about it? 🌍 Join the launch of The Lancet Series on UPFs & Human Health, 19 Nov (London + online) Experts will unpack the science, policy & politics of UPFs 🔗 Register: www.fsp.usp.br/nupens/launc...

“People are outraged when they find out just how much big food corporations spend on lobbying government.” Our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social on today's episode of The Food Programme, sharing what we found from talking to citizens in #TheFoodConversation. Listen in full 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Looking forward to speaking at this online event tomorrow on corporate power in agrifood systems - info below⤵️

Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦@jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'm honoured by the invitation from the FAO Right to Food team to present in this upcoming webinar on Unpacking Corporate Power in Agrifood Systems - with insights from my new book Titans of Industrial Agriculture. Sept 24 - 14:00-15:30CET Link to register: fao.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Calling all food governance scholars! Please check out this call for papers for a special issue on rebuilding global food governance. More info below 👇

Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦@jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Call for papers! @danielleresnick.bsky.social , @philbakernz.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special issue in the journal Food Policy on "Rebuilding Global Food Governance amidst a Crisis of Multilateralism" - Papers due Feb.1, 2026. For more info, see link! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Call for papers! @danielleresnick.bsky.social , @philbakernz.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special issue in the journal Food Policy on "Rebuilding Global Food Governance amidst a Crisis of Multilateralism" - Papers due Feb.1, 2026. For more info, see link! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Absolutely heart breaking 💔 I can only imagine the frustration and pain parents and health workers are experiencing watching their young children starve. Let’s be clear: the weaponisation of food by the Israeli state is a war crime under international law. It’s mass murder and an act of genocide.

UNICEF Press Office@unicefmedia.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The percentage of children identified as acutely malnourished in screenings across Gaza increased to 13.5 per cent in August, from 8.3 per cent in July. www.unicef.org/press-releas...

🔥 Powerful new report just out from UNICEF - Feeding Profit: How Food Environments are Failing Children. Exposes rising problem of ultra-processed foods in child food environments, the industry behind it, and what to do about it. Please absolutely read and share 👇 www.unicef.org/reports/feed...

Feeding Profit

How food environments are failing children

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Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts theconversation.com/vape-brands-...

Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts

Vape manufacturers mirror traditional tobacco marketing, including stylish branding, flavours and sponsorships, to reach young people through social media.

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FoodFix bonus edition: David Kessler, who served as FDA commissioner during the H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, once took on Big Tobacco. Now he’s taking on Big Food. foodfix.co/former-fda-c...

Former FDA commissioner seeks ban on popular ingredients in ultra-processed foods

David Kessler, who served as FDA commissioner during the H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, once took on Big Tobacco. Now he’s taking on Big Food.

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Excellent proposal 🙌

Build Up Dietitians@builduprdns.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🔥BREAKING! David Kessler, fomer FDA commissioner,"...has filed a citizen petition w/ the FDA to ban processed refined carbohydrates from the U.S. food supply... The petition targets “refined carbohydrates used in industrial processing”..." foodfix.co/former-fda-c...

🧵3/3 This is timely given the current work in Australia to restrict the marketing of infant formula and what the formula industry has to say about it. You can read what they are saying about the matter (publicly) here ➡️ www.accc.gov.au/public-regis... and ➡️ www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

🧵2/3 The NZ govt bowed to lobbying, departing from the revised standard to limit misleading labels on formula tins. Evidence of many meetings between formula execs and NZ ministers. Strong regulation of lobbying needed to safeguard infant health from profit. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hot off the press! 🔥 our new case study on political lobbying by the baby food industry and how it influenced New Zealand governments decision to opt out of regulations intended to protect infant health. Please see below for the full article 👇 with congrats to Naomi Hull for her leadership on this!

Naomi Hull@naomihull.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🧵1/3 New paper! Profits Before Health? New Zealand Government Rejection of Stricter Infant Formula Marketing Standards and the Lobbying Behind It. Read it here ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @philbakernz.bsky.social @mboatwright.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au