OHA NEWS & BLOG
“An important step towards encouraging healthy lives” – Guest blog from Chris Askew on calorie labelling
By Chris Askew, Chief Executive at Diabetes UK The UK is the sixth most overweight nation on Earth, and the most overweight nation in Western Europe. This has serious consequences for our health, as obesity is linked to a range of serious health...
Guest blog: A parent’s view of junk food marketing
By Jennifer Hird, parent of four I remember standing on the escalator in a department store when my eldest son was 3; he turned to me and asked if we were going to be buying a particular brand of bathroom cleaner. I was baffled – partly because I...
Blog: Low bars and loopholes – why children are not protected from junk food adverts online
When it comes to websites, YouTube is one of the biggest beasts there is. With more than a billion users watching an estimated 5 billion videos everyday ranging from beauty tutorials to cooking demonstrations to gaming walk-throughs, it has...
Advertising Standards Authority bans KFC and Kellogg’s adverts from targeting children
But current rules don’t protect children from junk food adverts say health campaigners The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against two brands for adverts for unhealthy food clearly aimed at children. The complaints,...
Junk food brands ignore existing ‘weak’ rules to continue to target kids – statement from OHA and Children’s Food Campaign
Health campaigners call for tougher restrictions as advertising complaints against confectionery brands are upheld One year since new rules protecting children from junk food marketing were introduced by the Committee for Advertising Practice...