Industry strategies in the parliamentary process of adopting a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa: a systematic mapping

Abstract Background In 2016, the South African government became the first in the African region to announce the introduction of an SSB tax based on sugar content as a public health measure to reduce obesity. This tax was introduced against the backdrop of South Africa having a large sugar productio...

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Main Authors: Safura Abdool Karim, Petronell Kruger, Karen Hofman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Globalization and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00647-3