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The Public Health Bill is a major legislative reform which reviews and updates the Health Act 1956. The public submissions period closed on 7 March.
The purpose of the Bill is to improve, promote, and protect public health in order to help attain optimal and equitable health outcomes for Maori and all other population groups (clause 3). There is nothing controversial about that. But what is controversial is the attempt to manage by legislation the risks of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. There are two main provisions in the Bill which relate to non-communicable diseases.
These are Part 3 and clauses 374(r) and (x). In this FYI, we briefly outline these provisions and discuss how and why they are causing concerns to the food industry.
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