Food Policy Accelerator: Expert support for stronger food policies
The Food Policy Accelerator is a joint initiative of the Global Food Research Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, in collaboration with Fed UP! It provides scientific research, food-supply data, and legal and technical expertise to help policymakers and advocates advance evidence-based food policies.
Best for
Government agencies, legislative offices, nonprofit organizations, public health advocates, coalitions, and legal professionals working to advance food and nutrition policies.
What the Accelerator Focuses On
The Food Policy Accelerator supports work across two primary policy areas:
Ultra-processed foods and sweetened beverages
Research and technical assistance related to policies such as:
- Front-of-package nutrition labeling
- Marketing restrictions
- School nutrition standards
- Government food procurement
- Tax policies
- Dietary guidelines and nutrition standards
Ingredient transparency and additive safety
Scientific and legal support for federal and state efforts to propose, enact or enforce policies related to ingredient safety, restrictions and disclosure requirements, including questions involving ingredients considered Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS).
How the Accelerator Can Help
The Accelerator provides scientific, legal, and technical assistance to help policymakers and advocates develop and implement evidence-based food policies.
Food-supply analysis and nutrition profiling
Research, policy simulations and nutrient-profile modeling to assess how proposed standards may affect food products, availability and affordability.
Policy development and technical assistance
Scientific guidance and feedback on draft legislation, regulations and policy standards, including food labeling, marketing restrictions, school nutrition and public procurement.
Legal research and support
Legal and regulatory analysis, including questions involving government authority, preemption, constitutional considerations and litigation-related research.
Practical tools for policymakers and advocates
Tailored fact sheets, issue briefs, front-of-package labeling mock-ups, expert letters, public comments, written or oral testimony, and presentations to support policy development and public decision-making.
Learn More
Read the Food Policy Accelerator launch announcement to learn more about the initiative, its partners and its approach to advancing evidence-based food policies.
For more information or inquiries about scientific, legal or technical assistance, contact info@fedupmovement.org.
