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LABELLING, LAW AND TRADE WORKSHOP

Cancer Council Victoria, Level 9, 200 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne 3002

Wednesday 20 November, 9:30am to 4:30pm

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Labelling is an important tool for cancer and noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factor regulation, providing important information directly to consumers about the health risks of some products. Effective labelling of alcohol and food products is part of a comprehensive approach to reducing exposure to risk factors and preventing cancer and other NCDs.

Domestic labelling laws and policy are subject to international standards and agreements, including World Trade Organization law, and Codex Alimentarius. Therefore, understanding the role of trade law and international standards is essential for those working in alcohol and food policy, to ensure that labelling policies are compliant with international obligations.

 

This interactive workshop will examine alcohol and food labelling for cancer and NCD risk factor regulation.

 

Participants will:

  • Understand the commercial determinants of health and the role of labelling in public health

  • Be introduced to and gain greater understanding of trade law concepts that are relevant to alcohol and food labelling

  • Gain greater insight into the role of international standards such as Codex Alimentarius in developing domestic labelling policies

  • Be encouraged to engage with and improve labelling policies in Australia

  • Develop connections and join a network of collaboration on health, law and trade
     

There will be a cost of $30 to participate in this workshop, to cover catering costs. Lunch and tea/coffee will be provided. For more information, please email info@mccabecentre.org.

Health-IIA Round-table on safeguarding health in trade and investment agreements

November 20th, Wednesday, 2024, 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Monash University Law Chambers
Ground Floor Auditorium
555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Co-hosted by Monash University and The University of Sydney International trade and investment agreements form part of government economic policy approaches. However, industry actors have used these to dispute health policy measures in critical areas, including tobacco control and access to medicines. This presents a challenge to government efforts to achieve policy objectives related to both health and economy, with reference to sustainable development. The inclusion of health safeguards in trade and investment agreements is seen one of the solutions; however, their adoption has been limited and inconsistent.

 

This round-table will include presentation of new evidence on:
1) Best-practice options to successfully safeguard health in investment treaties, and
2) Learnings regarding policy processes that support the inclusion of health safeguards.

 

The aim of this session will be to:
• Showcase policy innovation at the interface between trade, investment and health policy
• Learn from regional experiences of engagement between investment and health sectors, in research and policy
• Discuss opportunities to strengthen multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research and engagement for improved coherence between trade, investment and health policy

 

About the hosts:
Health-IIA - A research collaboration for healthier international investment agreements is a multidisciplinary collaboration of academics and policy actors, working to understand how to better safeguard health in International Investment Agreements (IIAs). This collaboration brings together legal, public health and global policy scholars with data analysts, and is supported by an International Advisory Group comprised of experts and practitioners from around the globe.
The roundtable with be co-hosted by Prof Anne Marie Thow (University of Sydney) and Dr Elizabeth Sheargold (Monash University).
Roundtable discussants will include: Thai International Health Policy Programme (Ministry of Public Health, Thailand), Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, Centre for Good Governance in Tobacco Control, UK Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, United Nations Trade and Development, and others.
This will be a hybrid event. Registration is essential, and in-person seats are limited. 


Please click HERE to download flyer.

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