New web series looks into corporate control over our nutrition and calls on viewers to join the debate.
Johannesburg, 14 May 24: The pilot episode of a new series, Chew on This, by the Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), has launched this month with a focus on how major food corporations are impacting consumers’ rights to nutritious food.
The first episode, themed “How is Big Food violating our right to healthy food?” sparks a crucial debate on the pressing issue of the operations of “Big Food” and its impact on public health, food justice and consumer rights.
Hosted by Crystal Orderson, an acclaimed South African journalist with over two decades of experience, the episode brings together leading experts in economics, food policy and the law, namely: Nzama Mbalati, acting interim CEO of HEALA and social activist; Sasha Stevenson, Executive Director from Section27; Nomonde Buthelezi, a food activist, urban farmer and co-founder Food Agency Cape Town; as well as Mervyn Abrahams, programme co-ordinator, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity.