Food industry

thumb|Industrial robots packing bread in a factory in Germany. thumb|Example of an Ultra-processed food ultra-processed and highly caloric industrial snack. The food industry comprises the companies engaged in manufacturing, distribution, import and sale of food. Quotes about the food industry The food industry’s playbook is familiar from the strategies of tobacco and climate-change denial over the past four decades. Yet it is poorly understood, and ignored by some media and academic journals in the field. It relies [...] on repeated use of the same set of techniques. Cast doubt on unhelpful science; fund more favourable, skewed science; offer gifts and consultancies; sponsor professional bodies; and use front groups posing as independent institutes. Finally, promote personal responsibility and self regulation rather than government intervention; capture advisory committees; and challenge regulation in court. Felicity Lawrence, "Rotten meat and bottled formaldehyde: fighting for food safety", Nature (journal) Nature, volume 562, 15 October 2018. See also Food Industry External links Category:Business Category:Food and drink