Corporate sponsorship ‘risks turning food research into a marketing exercise’

Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola’s spending on science hit the headlines last year

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January 21, 2016

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February 16, 2017

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Firm friend: Coca-Cola gave £15.2 million in five years to scientific research

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Print headline: Industry cash may ‘turn food research into marketing’

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