Identifying and Managing Conflicts of Interest

Interactions Between Nutrition Professionals and Industry: A Scoping Review

“… ♦ Endorsement of products or industry in the public sphere 89 , 111 - 115 ♦ ndorsement of products in private practice or in the office 78 , 89 , 96 , 107 ♦ Endorsement and/or co-creation of educational material 90 , 91 , 116 …”

“…Examples of active interactions were found in private practices, where NPs received compensation from companies in exchange for recommending their products to clients. 78 , 89 , 96 , 107 Other direct interactions with the industry that NPs do not necessarily seek out or for which they are not actively involved were also identified, such as receiving targeted communication from the industry (eg, via letter or email) 111 , 116 , 117 ( Table 3 ).…”

“…Acceptability could also be conditional on the type of interaction (eg, free travel and accommodation were acceptable, but involvement in nutrition/scientific events were not), 9 , 21 , 90 , 91 , 118 or on other conditions such as following a code of ethics or being transparent. 75 , 77 , 83 , 87 , 89 , 91 , 96 , 105 , 115 , 132 , 142 On the 11 documents that welcomed interactions with industry if a code of ethics is followed or if those are undertaken with transparency, five were documents from the AND. 75 , 77 , 89 , 96 , 105 …”

“… 75 , 77 , 83 , 87 , 89 , 91 , 96 , 105 , 115 , 132 , 142 On the 11 documents that welcomed interactions with industry if a code of ethics is followed or if those are undertaken with transparency, five were documents from the AND. 75 , 77 , 89 , 96 , 105 …”

“…Continuing education and information, 42 , 71 , 74 , 78 , 88 , 97 , 98 , 104 , 115 , 131 , 157 career and employment opportunities, 66 , 80 , 88 , 104 , 107 , 118 source of income 9 , 85 , 89 , 111 - 113 , 115 and prestige 96 , 111 were reported benefits that professionals could personally gain from industry interactions.…”