Formal and Informal Approaches to Food Policy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction

   • William Aspray, George Royer, Melissa G. Ocepek

   Pages 1-8

3. Formal and Informal Approaches to Food Policy

   • William Aspray, George Royer, Melissa G. Ocepek

   Pages 9-21

4. Protecting Children from Obesity: A History of Television and Internet Food Advertising Regulation in the United States

   • William Aspray, George Royer, Melissa G. Ocepek

   Pages 23-59

5. American School Lunch Policy: A History

   • William Aspray, George Royer, Melissa G. Ocepek

   Pages 61-84

6. Food Policy During the Depression and the Second World War: FDR’s New Deal Legislation and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Bully Pulpit

   • William Aspray, George Royer, Melissa G. Ocepek

   Pages 85-111

7. Food Policy Since 2009: The Obama Administration’s Policies and Michelle Obama’s Bully Pulpit

   • William Aspray, George Royer, Melissa G. Ocepek

   Pages 113-137

Formal approaches are those taken by government bodies through laws, court decisions and actions of government regulatory bodies. Informal approaches are those taken by individuals, non profit organizations, industries working at self-regulation, etc. Because the formal means are tied to a particular legal system, this kind of approach is nation-specific and the book focuses on the United States. But many of the things the authors have to say about US food policy and the interactions between formal and informal approaches would also be of interest to policymakers and food industry professionals in other countries. Coverage includes the regulation of food advertising on children's television and the internet, regulation of school lunch programs and the influence of Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama.

• Food Policy
• Food advertising
• Food programs

• The University of Texas at Austin School of Information, Austin, USA

  William Aspray

• Austin, USA

  George Royer

• The University of Texas, Austin, USA

  Melissa G. Ocepek

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