Watch recording: Strategic Litigation for Food Policy – From Industry and Advocacy Perspectives
28 July 2026Governments worldwide are implementing stronger food environment policies to address the rising burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases.
As more countries have, or are considering, implementing policies to improve the healthiness of the food environment, including mandatory front-of-package labelling and reformulation targets, courts are becoming an increasingly important arena in which food-policy debates are contested.
Companies and industry groups frequently use litigation and legal challenges to delay, weaken, or overturn public-health measures. At the same time, civil society organisations are exploring strategic litigation as a tool to strengthen policy implementation, improve accountability, and advance public-health objectives.
This Policy Fix webinar will explore how strategic litigation is currently shaping food policy globally. We will cover what strategic litigation is, and how it being used by actors throughout the food system.
Speakers will include:
- Katherine Shats, Legal Specialist, UNICEF, who will discuss public health as the starting point, why we need strong laws, and how to respond to industry arguments.
- Thin Lei Win, Lead Reporter, Food Systems Newsroom, Lighthouse Reports, who will share the outcome of a series of investigations, with partners on five continents, revealing the global lobbying tactics of food corporations.
- Pauline Omoto, Program Officer, KELIN Kenya, who will share how KELIN is using strategic litigation and other legal mechanisms to support corporate accountability, nutrition information, marketing practices, and ultimately the right to food in Kenya.
The session will be moderated by ATNi’s Katherine Pittore.
Please bring your questions and perspectives to the Q&A. We look forward to welcoming you and for the thought-provoking discussion.