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Phillip Baker
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ARC Future Fellow & Horizon Fellow @ School of Public Health @sydneyuni | #foodsystems #governance #ultra-processedfoods #foodpolicy #nutrition #foodpolitics #breastfeeding #globalhealth 🍎 https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=K4HNPhUAAAAJ&hl=en .. more

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · Jan 16
Hot off the press!🔥Our new @naturefood.bsky.social paper asks how have governments regulated ultra-processed foods?

We find a strong skew towards voluntary & information-based (i.e. weak) measures. There is huge potential to expand scope & strength of regulation 👇🧵

www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Reposted by Mark Petticrew

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · 2d
They are easily identifiable actually. Read the first paper in the Lancet Series.

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · 2d
Exactly Richard!

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 5d
#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.
www.bbc.com

Reposted by Phillip Baker

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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org · 5d
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...

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Phillip Baker

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 5d
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...

Reposted by Christopher Millett, Phillip Baker, The Lancet Diabetes Endocrinology , and 2 more

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 6d
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 ⬇️
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Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health.

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Phillip Baker

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 7d
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
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Phillip Baker

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 7d
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
www.theguardian.com

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 7d
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...

Reposted by Phillip Baker, Mélissa Mialon

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Reuters @reuters.com · 7d
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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Reposted by Phillip Baker, Mélissa Mialon

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d
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...
www.theguardian.com

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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 12d
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
The title slide of Philip Baker's presentation featuring groups of mothers breastfeeding side by side, with Philip video image next to it as he is presenting remotely

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · 21d
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...

Reposted by Phillip Baker

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Stuart Gillespie @stuartgillespie.bsky.social · Oct 21
How's this for a World Food Day partnership!?

www.nestlehealthscience.us/stories/nest...

Reposted by Christopher Millett, Phillip Baker, The Lancet Diabetes Endocrinology

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Oct 16
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
High-angle photography of grocery display in a supermarket. Copyright: Peter Bond on Unsplash.

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · Oct 15
Excellent paper Rob 🙌👏

Reposted by Phillip Baker, Mélissa Mialon

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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · Oct 13
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Christopher Millett

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · Oct 9
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...
Lancet Series on Ultra-processed Foods

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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · Sep 26
“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/...

Reposted by James A. Tyner, Phillip Baker, Stephen D. Murphy , and 1 more

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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · Sep 13
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...

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · Sep 13
Calling all food governance scholars! Please check out this call for papers for a special issue on rebuilding global food governance. More info below 👇

Reposted by Andrew K. Jorgenson, Phillip Baker, Patrick Svensson , and 1 more

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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · Sep 12
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...
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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · Sep 11
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.

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · Sep 11
🔥 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
www.unicef.org

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UNICEF Press Office @unicefmedia.bsky.social · Sep 11
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...
Devastating rate of child malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in August surpasses July record
After July IPC famine finding in Gaza City, screenings show 1 in 5 children acutely malnourished as the military offensive there escalates
www.unicef.org

Reposted by Mike Daube, Phillip Baker

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Becky Freeman @drbfreeman.bsky.social · Aug 12
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.
theconversation.com

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · Aug 9
Excellent proposal 🙌
builduprdns.bsky.social Build Up Dietitians @builduprdns.bsky.social · Aug 7
🔥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...
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.
foodfix.co

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Phillip Baker @philbakernz.bsky.social · Aug 8
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!
naomihull.bsky.social Naomi Hull @naomihull.bsky.social · Aug 6
🧵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

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Food Fix @foodfixco.bsky.social · Aug 7
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.
foodfix.co

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Build Up Dietitians @builduprdns.bsky.social · Aug 7
🔥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...
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.
foodfix.co