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Table 2 Summary of study participants

From: Do international trade and investment agreements generate regulatory chill in public health policymaking? A case study of nutrition and alcohol policy in South Africa

Stakeholder group

Key stakeholder invited to interview

Key stakeholder included in the analysis

Nutrition

Alcohol

Cross-

Cutting*

Total interviewed

Department of Health

17

7

1

3

10

Department. of Trade and Industry

14

0

2

6

7

National Treasury

4

1

0

1

2

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

6

2

0

0

2

Department of Social Development

1

0

1

0

1

Intergovernmental organisations, non-government organisations and civil society organisations

8

4

2

0

6

Multinational food and alcohol corporations (originating both from within and outside South Africa)

10

2

2

0

3

Academics

11

3

2

0

5

Health Attachés for South African Embassy in Geneva or Washington DC (current or past)

6

0

0

0

0

Total

77

19

10

10

36

  1. * The Cross-cutting category refers to stakeholders with experience or knowledge relevant to both nutrition and alcohol policy
  2. (incidentally a number of them also have experience/knowledge relating to tobacco control)