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Junk Food Advertising Online and Children: Five Facts
Here’s the lowdown on the Government’s plans to introduce a total restriction on junk food adverts online. Children currently see a LOT of junk food adverts online Research estimates that children in the UK see over 15 billion adverts for food and...
Totally removing online junk food adverts is the most effective way to protect children
Responding to the announcement of a new government consultation on the total restriction of online advertising for HFSS products, Caroline Cerny, Alliance Lead, said: “Junk food advertising works. That’s why food companies spend hundreds of...
Sugar Reduction, What’s the Progress?
By Dr Kawther Hashem, Campaign Lead at Action on Sugar The long-awaited 2019 sugar reduction progress report has been published, reflecting on the last three years of sugar reduction efforts in breakfast cereals, yogurts, chocolate, sweets, just to...
Response to Sugar Reduction Targets – 7th October 2020
“These results are disappointing, but not surprising. It’s clear from this report that the food industry is unable or unwilling to reformulate voluntarily and it’s now time for a different approach. The significant sugar reduction seen in milk...
Not just for kids: why junk food marketing restrictions will benefit adults too
By Dr Emma Boyland, Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool That the intention of advertising is to influence an audience shouldn’t need saying. Basic market rules dictate that if advertising wasn’t effective in influencing us, then it...