PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jose Luis Vivero Pol AU - Claudio Schuftan TI - No right to food and nutrition in the SDGs: mistake or success? AID - 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000040 DP - 2016 Jun 01 TA - BMJ Global Health PG - e000040 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://gh.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000040.short 4100 - http://gh.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000040.full AB - Although the recently approved Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly mention access to water, health and education as universally guaranteed human rights, access to affordable and sufficient food is not given such recognition. The SDGs road map assumes that market mechanisms will suffice to secure nutritious and safe food for all. We question how and why the right to food has disappeared from such an international agreement and we will provide insights on the likely causes of this and the options to make good on such a regrettable omission. Analysis of political stances of relevant western stakeholders, such as the United States (US) and the European Union (EU), is also included.