While international human rights law lays the foundations for responsible corporate behaviour, food corporations have vehemently opposed calls to regulate marketing. Instead, many have promoted voluntary commitments on labelling and advertising or have sponsored nutrition and health education programmes as part of their "corporate social responsibility". The latter is particularly concerning, blurring the lines between education and marketing, and potentially allowing companies to disseminate misleading information.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Food & Nutrition
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/282, para. 72.