Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Feb;100(2):240-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160960. Epub 2009 Dec 17.
Threatened by possible government regulation and critical public opinion, industries often undertake self-regulatory actions, issue statements of concern for public welfare, and assert that self-regulation is sufficient to protect the public. The food industry has made highly visible pledges to curtail children's food marketing, sell fewer unhealthy products in schools, and label foods in responsible ways. Ceding regulation to industry carries opportunities but is highly risky. In some industries (e.g., tobacco), self-regulation has been an abject failure, but in others (e.g., forestry and marine fisheries), it has been more successful. We examined food industry self-regulation in the context of other self-regulatory successes and failures and defined 8 standards that should be met if self-regulation is to be effective.
受到可能的政府监管和公众舆论的批评，各行业通常会采取自我监管措施，发布关注公益的声明，并声称自我监管足以保护公众。食品行业已做出了引人注目的承诺，限制儿童食品营销，减少学校销售不健康产品，并以负责任的方式对食品进行标签标注。将监管权让渡给行业既有机遇，也有很高的风险。在某些行业（例如烟草），自我监管已经彻底失败，但在其他行业（例如林业和海洋渔业），它则更为成功。我们在其他自我监管成功和失败的背景下研究了食品行业的自我监管，并确定了 8 项自我监管若要有效的话应该达到的标准。
