What we have read
Review of food policy innovation
The National Food Strategy commissioned Corinna Hawkes and Stephanie Walton from City, University of London to do a systematic review of food policy innovation across relevant countries to inform the development of the strategy. The report draws on evidence collected before the COVID-19 pandemic and forms part of the evidence base for Part One and Part Two of the strategy.
This is a selection of the hundreds of reports, papers and books we have read in our work so far on the National Food Strategy. It illustrates the range of previous policy thinking that we are drawing on. It does not include sources already cited in the report or research we have used in analysis that we are yet to publish.
- Access to Nutrition Initiative. (2019). Global Index 2018. Access to Nutrition. Utrecht: Access to Nutrition Initiative. [Online] Available at: http://accesstonutrition.org/index/global-index-2018/
- Agricultural Productivity Working Group, (2020). Report to the Food & Drink Sector Council February 2020. London: Agricultural Productivity Working Group, Food and Drink Sector Council. [Online] Available at: www.fdf.org.uk/publicgeneral/APWG-report-feb20.pdf
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2019). Food Policy for Canada. Canada: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. [Online] Available at: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/aafc-aac/documents/20190614-en.pdf
- Ansell, C. and Vogel, D. (eds). (2006). What’s the Beef? The Contested Governance of European Food Safety. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
- Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation. (2018). An Index on Food and Sustainability. New York: The Economist. [Online] Available from: http://foodsustainability.eiu.com/
- Behavioural Insights Team. (2020). A Menu for Change: Using Behavioural Science to Promote Sustainable Diets Around the World. London: Behavioural Insights Team. [Online] Available at: https://www.bi.team/publications/a-menu-for-change/
- Benton, TG., Froggatt, A., Wright, G., Thompson, C. and King, R. (2019). Food Politics and Policies in Post-Brexit Britain. London: Chatham House. [Online] Available at: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/food-politics-and-policies-post-brexit-britain
- British Medical Association. (2016). Obesity and Diet Related Illness in the UK. London: British Medical Association.
- Cabinet Office. (2008). Food Matters: Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/cabinetoffice/strategy/assets/food/food_matters_es.pdf
- Cabinet Office, Department of Health and Social Care, HMT Treasury and Prime Ministers’ Office, 10 Downing Street. (2016). Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action
- Charnovitz, S. (2002). The Law of Environmental “PPMs” in the WTO: Debunking the Myth of Illegality. Yale Journal of International Law. 27, pp59–110.
- Clapp, J. (2017). Food Self-sufficiency: Making Sense of it, and When it Makes Sense. Food Policy. 66, pp88–96.
- Committee on Climate Change. (2018). Land Use: Reducing Emissions and Preparing for Climate Change. London: Committee on Climate Change. [Online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Land-use-Reducing-emissions-and-preparing-for-climate-change-CCC-2018.pdf
- Committee on Climate Change. (2019). Net Zero Technical Report Committee on Climate Change. London: Committee on Climate Change. [Online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Net-Zero-Technical-report-CCC.pdf.
- Committee on Climate Change. (2020). Reducing UK Emissions: 2020 Progress Report to Parliament. London: Committee on Climate Change. [Online] Available at: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-uk-emissions-2020-progress-report-to-parliament/
- Cook, S. (2018). The Spice of Life: The Fundamental Role of Diversity on the Farm and on the Plate. London and The Hague: IIED and Hivos. [Online] Available at: https://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G04305.pdf
- The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. London: The Stationery Office. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/25/contents
- Davies, S. (2019). Time to Solve Childhood Obesity: An Independent Report. London: HMG. [online]. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/time-to-solve-childhood-obesity-cmo-special-report
- Department for Business, Industry, Energy and Skills. (2017). Industrial Strategy: Building a Britain Fit for the Future. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/730048/industrial-strategy-white-paper-web-ready-a4-version.pdf
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. (2002). The Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food: Facing the Future. London: HMG.
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. (2009). UK Food Security Assessment: Our Approach. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130402191240/http:/archive.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/food/pdf/food-assess-approach-0908.pdf
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. (2010). Food 2030 Strategy. National Archives. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100512152459/http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/food/strategy/index.htm
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. (2012). The Conclusions of the Green Food Project. London: HMG. [online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-food-project-conclusions
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. (2018). Health and Harmony: the Future for Food, Farming and the Environment in a Green Brexit. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684003/future-farming-environment-consult-document.pdf
- Department for Health and Social Care. (2010). Public Health Responsibility Deal. National Archives. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130104155639/http://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/
- Department for Health and Social Care. (2018). Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action, Chapter 2. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718903/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2.pdf
- Department of Health and Social Care. (2019). Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s – consultation document. [online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/advancing-our-health-prevention-in-the-2020s
- Department for International Trade. (2020). UK-US Free Trade Agreement. [Online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/869592/UK_US_FTA_negotiations.pdf.
- Department for International Trade (2020) UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement: The UK’s Strategic Approach. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/901886/uk-strategy-australia-free-trade-agreement.pdf.
- Department for International Trade (2020) UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: The UK’s Strategic Approach. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/901870/uk-strategy-uk-nz-free-trade-agreement.pdf.
- European Commission. (2020). Draft text of the Agreement on the New Partnership with the United Kingdom. UKTF (2020) 14. Brussels: European Commission. [Online] Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/draft-text-agreement-new-partnership-united-kingdom_en.
- Fitzpatrick, I. and Young, R. (2017). The Hidden Cost of UK Food. Bristol: The Sustainable Food Trust. [Online] Available at: https://sustainablefoodtrust.org/articles/hidden-cost-uk-food/
- Food and Drink Sector Council. (2020). Covid-19 Recovery Plan. London: Food and Drink Sector Council. [Online] Available at: http://fdsc.org.uk/publicgeneral/fdsc-covid19-recovery-report.pdf
- Food and Land Use Coalition. (2019). Growing Better: Ten Critical Transitions to Transform Food and Land Use. London: Food and Land Use Coalition. [Online] Available at: https://www.foodandlandusecoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FOLU-GrowingBetter-GlobalReport.pdf
- Global Burden of Disease collaborators. (2019). Health Effects of Dietary Risks in 195 Countries, 1990-2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet. [Online] Available at: https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(19)30041-8/fulltext#%20
- Food Foundation. (2019). Children’s Future Food Inquiry. London: Food Foundation. [Online] Available at: https://foodfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Childrens-Future-Food-Inquiry-report.pdf
- Food Standards Agency. (2018). Regulating Our Future. London: FSA. [Online] Available at: https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/media/document/changing-food-regulation-what-weve-done-where-we-go-next.pdf
- Food Standards Scotland. (2016) Shaping Scotland’s Food Future Our Strategy to 2021 Aberdeen: Food Standards Scotland. [Online] Available at: https://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/downloads/FSS_Strategy_Doc_Final_2.pdf
- Food, Farming and Countryside Commission. (2019). Our Future in the Land. London: FFCC. [Online] Available at: https://www.thersa.org/globalassets/reports/rsa-ffcc-our-future-in-the-land.pdf
- Friel, S. et al. (2013). Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments. Obesity Reviews. 14, pp120–134.
- Global Food Security Programme. (2019). Transformative Innovation across Supply Chains to Improve Decision-making. Swindon: Global Food Security Programme. [Online] Available at: https://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/publications/
- Government Office for Science. (2011. Future of Food and Farming. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-food-and-farming
- Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity. (2018). Bite Size: Breaking Down the Challenge of Inner-City Childhood Obesity. London: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity. [Online] Available at: https://www.gsttcharity.org.uk/what-we-do/bitesize
- Hawkes, C. and Parsons, K. (2019). Brief 1. Tackling Food Systems Challenges: The Role of Food Policy. Rethinking Food Policy: A Fresh Approach to Policy and Practice. London: Centre for Food Policy.
- Helm, D. (2019). Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside. London: William Collins.
- HM Government. (2013). A UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-agricultural-technologies-strategy
- HM Government. (2018). A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693158/25-year-environment-plan.pdf
- HM Government (2020) The Future Relationship with the EU: The UK’s Approach to Negotiations. Published 27 February 2020. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/868874/The_Future_Relationship_with_the_EU.pdf.
- Ilott, O., Rutter, J., and Stelk, I. (2017). Taking Back Control of Trade Policy. Institute for Government. London: Institute for Government. [Online] Available at: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/IFGJ5448_Brexit_report_160517_WEB_v2.pdf
- Institute for Grocery Distribution. (2018). Shoppers of the Future. Watford: Institute for Grocery Distribution. [Online] Available at: https://www.igd.com/research/igd-futures/shoppers-of-the-future
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2016). Summary for Policymakers: Special Report on Climate Change and Land. Switzerland: IPCC. [Online] Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapter/summary-for-policymakers/
- IPES Food. (2019). Towards a Common Food Policy for the European Union. Brussels: IPES Food. [Online] Available at: http://www.ipes-food.org/_img/upload/files/CFP_FullReport.pdf
- Jitendra, A., Thorogood, E. and Hadfield-Spoor, M. (2017). Early Warnings: Universal Credit and Food Banks. Salisbury: Trussell Trust. [Online] Available at: https://www.trusselltrust.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Early-Warnings-Universal-Credit-and-Foodbanks.pdf
- Landon, J. and Mwatsama, M. (2018). Fresh start: A Framework for Health and Sustainable Diets in the UK – Recommendations for Action. London: UK Health Forum. [Online] Available at: https://www.fcrn.org.uk/research-library/fresh-start-framework-healthy-and-sustainable-diets
- Lang, T. (2020). Feeding Britain: Our Food Problems and How to Fix them. London: Pelican.
- Lloyd’s of London. (2019). Evolving Risks in Global Food Supply. London: Lloyd’s of London. [Online] Available at: https://www.lloyds.com/news-and-risk-insight/risk-reports/library/understanding-risk/evolving-risks-in-global-food-supply
- London Food Board. (2018). The London Food Strategy. London: Greater London Authority. [Online] Available at: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/final_london_food_strategy.pdf
- National Centre for Universities and Business. (2015). Leading Food 4.0/Growing University-Business collaboration for the UK’s food economy. London: NCUB. [Online] Available at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=214-leading-food-4-0&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728
- National Farmers Union. (2019). Achieving NET ZERO. [Online] Available at: https://www.nfuonline.com/nfu-online/business/regulation/achieving-net-zero-farmings-2040-goal/
- National Farmers Union. (2019). The Future of Food 2040. Stoneleigh, Warwickshire: National Farmers Union. [Online] Available at: https://www.nfuonline.com/nfu-online/news/the-future-of-food-2040/
- Northern Ireland Government, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, (2017) Going for Growth: A Strategic Action Plan in Support of the NI Agri-food Industry. Belfast: Northern Ireland Government. [Online] Available at: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/going-growth-strategic-action-plan-support-ni-agri-food-industry
- Northern Ireland Government, Department of Health. (2019). A Fitter Future for All: Framework for Preventing and Addressing Overweight and Obesity in Northern Ireland (2012-22). Belfast: Northern Ireland Government. [Online] Available at: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/obesity-prevention-framework-and-reports
- Office of the United States Trade Representative. (2014). 2014 Report on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. USA: Office of the United States Trade Representative. [Online] Available at: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-2014-SPS-Report-Compiled.pdf.
- Office of the United States Trade Representative. (2019). United States-United Kingdom Negotiations: Summary of Specific Negotiating Objectives. USA: Office of the United States Trade Representative. [Online] Available at: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Summary_of_U.S.-UK_Negotiating_Objectives.pdf.
- Parsons, K. and Hawkes, C. (2018). Connecting Food Systems for Co-benefits: How can Food Systems Combine Diet-related Health with Environmental and Economic Policy Goals?. Denmark: World Health Organisation. [Online] Available at: https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/387070/policy-brief-31-austria-eng.pdf
- Parsons, K. (2020). Rethinking Food Governance 1: Who makes Food Policy in England?. London: Food Research Collaboration. [Online] Available at: https://foodresearch.org.uk/publications/who-makes-food-policy-in-england-and-food-policy-coordination-under-covid19/
- People’s Food Policy. (2017). A People’s Food Policy. London: People’s Food Policy. [Online] Available at: https://www.peoplesfoodpolicy.org/
- Poux, X. and Aubert, PM. (2018). An Agroecological Europe in 2050: Multifunctional Agriculture for Healthy Eating. Findings from the Ten Years for Agroecology (TYFA) modelling exercise. Iddri-AScA, Study N°09/18. Paris, France. [Online] Available at: https://www.soilassociation.org/media/18074/iddri-study-tyfa.pdf
- Public Health England. (2015). Sugar Reduction and Wider Reformulation. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sugar-reduction
- Public Health England. (2016). The Eatwell Guide. 4th [PDF]. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide
- Public Health England. (2017). Encouraging Healthier ‘Out of Home’ Food Provision. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/encouraging-healthier-out-of-home-food-provision
- Public Health England. (2019). Whole Systems Approach to Obesity. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/whole-systems-approach-to-obesity
- Public Health England. (2019). Healthy Weight Environments: Using the Planning System. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthy-weight-environments-using-the-planning-system
- Public Health England. (2019). Health Matters: Addressing the food environment as part of a local whole systems approach to obesity (Blog). London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2019/08/08/health-matters-addressing-the-food-environment-as-part-of-a-local-whole-systems-approach-to-obesity/
- Scotland Food and Drink. (2018). Ambition 2030: Industry Strategy for Growth. Edinburgh: Scotland Food and Drink. [Online] Available at: https://foodanddrink.scot/resources/publications/ambition-2030-industry-strategy-for-growth/
- Scottish Food Coalition. (2016). Plenty: Food, Farming and Health in a New Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Food Coalition. [Online] Available at: http://www.foodcoalition.scot/uploads/6/2/6/8/62689573/plenty_complete.pdf
- Scottish Government. (2014). Recipe for Success: Scotland’s National Food and Drink Policy, Becoming a Good Food Nation. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recipe-success-scotlands-national-food-drink-policy-becoming-good-food/
- Scottish Government. (2018). Scotland’s Public Health Priorities. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. [Online] Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-public-health-priorities/
- Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment. (2020). Hungry for Change: Fixing the Failures in Food. London: HMG. [Online] Available at: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5801/ldselect/ldfphe/85/85.pdf
- Sosenk, F. Littlewood, M. Bramley, G. Fiztpatrick, S. Blenklinsopp, J. and Wood, J. (2019). State of Hunger A study of poverty and food insecurity in the UK. Salisbury: The Trussell Trust. [Online] Available at: https://www.stateofhunger.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/State-of-Hunger-Report-November2019-Digital.pdf
- Shukla, PR., Skea, J., Slade, R., van Diemen, R., Haughey, E., Malley, J., Pathak, M., Portugal Pereira, J. (eds.). (2019). Technical Summary. Climate Change and Land: An IPCC Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security, and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems. Switzerland: IPCC. [Online] Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/03_Technical-Summary-TS.pdf
- Stacey, G. (2018). Farm Inspection and Regulation Review. London: HMG. [Online]. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farm-inspection-and-regulation-review
- Steiner A., Aguilar G., Bomba K, Bonilla JP, Campbell A, Echeverria R, Gandhi R, Hedegaard C, Holdorf D, Ishii N, Quinn K, Ruter B, Sunga I, Sukhdev P, Verghese S, Voegele J, Winters P, Campbell B, Dinesh D, Huyer S, Jarvis A, Loboguerrero Rodriguez AM, Millan A, Thornton P, Wollenberg L, Zebiak S. (2020). Actions to Transform Food Systems under Climate Change. Wageningen, The Netherlands: CCAFS. [Online] Available at: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/108489/Actions%20to%20Transform%20Food%20Systems%20Under%20Climate%20Change.pdf
- The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition. (2017). Nutrition and Food Systems. Rome: Committee on World Food Security. [Online] Available at: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7846e.pdf
- Van den Bossche, P. (2005). The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases and Materials. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Vogel, D. (2012). The Politics of Precaution: Regulating Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks in Europe and the United States. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
- Welsh Assembly Government. (2010). Food for Wales, Food from Wales 2010-2020: Food Strategy for Wales. Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Government. [Online] Available at: https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2018-05/food-strategy-for-wales-2010-to-2020.pdf
- Welsh Assembly Government. (2020). Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales Delivery plan 2020 to 2022. Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Government. [Online] Available at: https://gov.wales/healthy-weighthealthy-wales-delivery-plan-2020-2022
- Willett, W., Rockström, J., Loken, B., Springmann, M., Lang, T., Vermeulen, S., Murray, CJL. (2019). Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems. The Lancet. 393(10170), 447–492. London: The Lancet. [Online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31788-4: p.448.
- World Economic Forum. (2020). Incentivizing Food Systems Transformation. Geneva: World Economic Forum. [Online] Available at: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Incentivizing_Food_Systems_Transformation.pdf