TV ad ban would be a ‘sticking plaster’

By Noli Dinkovski

05-Feb-2018 Last updated on 07-Feb-2018 at 14:44 GMT

Focusing on advertising alone in the battle against obesity would act as a “sticking plaster”, a leading lawyer has claimed, following the publication of a new report from Cancer Research, which found teenagers who watch more than three hours of TV a day were likely to eat hundreds of extra unhealthy snacks a year.

Kids’ sugar advertising ban is ‘choking the industry’

21-Aug-2017

An extension on the ban of advertising high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) food and drink products to children was an added burden to the “already onerous regulatory restrictions that are choking the industry”, a legal expert in the field has said.

‘More work needed’ after kids’ sugary food ad ban

30-Jun-2017

By Matt Atherton

The ban on adverts for foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) was only the first step in reducing childhood obesity, claimed pressure group Sustain, while doctors have called for health warnings on sugary food packaging.

Food promotion controls to protect kids ‘are flawed’

16-Jun-2017

Pressure is mounting for the next UK government to introduce much tougher controls on the promotion and advertising of foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.