In 2012, Disney
banned junk food advertising on all of its child - targeted TV and radio platforms.
Sustain has welcomed commitments from shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth that a future Labour Government would introduce legal standards for hospital food, extend the sugary drinks tax and
ban junk food advertising during family TV, for the benefit of the nation's health.
What does it say about our society if we would rather send children to such mutilating procedures but yet lack the political will to properly fund school nutrition and
ban junk food advertising to children?
Not exact matches
Recent polling shows that 74 per cent of the UK public back a
ban on
advertising junk food on TV before 9 pm.
[63] They cite the cases of Sweden, Norway and Quebec as instances where there is inconclusive evidence that
bans have been successful (see the section later in this paper on what actions other countries have taken in relation to
junk food advertising for more explanation of the regime in place in these countries).
Another argument against the
banning of
junk food advertising to children claims that assertions about causal influences of
food advertising on children's diets and weight are flawed because they do not take into consideration other risk factors.
If you look at the anti-obesity policy recommendations of almost every leading public health organization, the list invariably includes a
ban on
junk food advertising directed at children.
These factors include state - funded «taste training» in preschools, warnings on
junk food advertising,
bans on school
junk food sales and of course societal value placed on French
food culture.
Junk food advertising should be
banned on all television programmes aimed at children under the age of 16, the broadcasting watchdog has said.
Ali plans to tweet on current legal issues in the
food environment — should we restrict
junk food advertising to children, tax or
ban unhealthy
foods and drinks, put nutrition info on menus and make health stars mandatory in supermarkets?