Lies in Your Grocery Cart: How Misinformation Impacts Food Choice

Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East (2036) 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

Please join us for a dynamic exploration of the tangled web of food information, and how the proliferation of fake news and misinformation impact consumer choice. Our interdisciplinary conversation spans the US and EU, dissecting legal aspects, public health, psychology, consumer choices, and innovative strategies to combat misinformation. Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 Time: 12:15 […]

White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health: Watch Party

Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East (2036) 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

Please join the HLS Food Law and Policy Clinic and Health Law and Policy Clinic to watch a livestream of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The conference is being held for the first time in over 50 years and will include the announcement of a national strategy to eliminate hunger by […]

Soda Taxes and Other Policy Responses to the American Obesity Epidemic: A Health Policy and Bioethics Consortium

Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East (2036) 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

Description In recent years, some cities have tried to impose soda taxes and other new policies to reduce the obesity epidemic in the US—particularly among children—and its critical impact on society and the health care system. How effective are these policies? What is blocking their uptake?  What alternatives should we consider? A light lunch will […]

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