Commercial Speech and Unhealthy Food Products: Conceptual Foundations

J Law Med Ethics. 2022;50(2):216-220. doi: 10.1017/jme.2022.45.

Abstract

This article provides a critical and philosophical assessment of arguments invoked for and against the constitutional protection of commercial expression and the regulation of commercial speech with a focus on the commercialization of unhealthy food products.

Keywords: Autonomy; Commercial Speech; Communitarianism; Paternalism; Unhealthy Foods.

MeSH terms

  • Dissent and Disputes*
  • Humans
  • Speech*