Food and nutrition security, free trade and pacific small island developing states (SIDS): A legal analysis

This thesis investigates the nexus between free-trade, food/nutrition security issues, diet-related Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the role of law and regulation in Small Island Developing Countries (SIDS) of the South Pacific. The principles of Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Quality (AAAQ) serve to identify components of an effective, normative food regulatory system which is suitable to address diet-related NCDs. The comparative analysis of the food regulatory systems in Fiji and Australia provide the backdrop for the evaluation of the existing food regulatory system in Vanuatu, supporting this thesis' argument that reform is needed based on a multi-sectoral approach to food regulation.