Food Industry, Law, and Society brings together an international panel of academics, journalists, lawyers, public-health researchers, civil-society representatives, and industry experts. Session Two, on September 18, examines food governance through three connected areas: public procurement and delegated responsibility; corporate power, market structure, and regulatory influence; and transparency, accountability, and reform mechanisms.

Food Industry, Law, and Society brings together an international panel of academics, journalists, lawyers, public-health researchers, civil-society representatives, and industry experts. Session One, on September 11, examines food-industry harm through three connected areas: illegality and integrity failures; opacity, detection, and whistleblowing; and lawful social harm in the nutrition gray zone.

How does the UK's legal framework fail to stop corporate giants? In their study, Lui and Turksen (2026) expose the “triadic dilemma” undermining accountability for tax fraud and corruption. From the “accountability vacuum” in senior management to the pitfalls of DPAs, they argue that treating tax crime and bribery as separate worlds allows misconduct to flourish. Discover why doctrinal labels lag behind reality and how an integrated approach could bridge the enforcement gap.