UK government food strategy lacks ambition to achieve transformative food system change

Doherty, B., Jackson, P., Poppy, G. M., Wagstaff, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9400-8641 and White, M. (2022) UK government food strategy lacks ambition to achieve transformative food system change. Nature Food, 3. pp. 481-482. ISSN 2662-1355 doi: 10.1038/s43016-022-00558-z

Abstract/Summary

To the Editor — Henry Dimbleby’s independent review of the UK food system was published last year, providing what he called a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape the food system”1. The government has now published its food strategy, responding to the review’s findings and recommendations2. While we welcome some aspects of the government’s food strategy, it falls far short of the measures and urgency required for the transformative change the food system needs.