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Junk Food Advertising to Children Banned in UK

8/2/2008 - (NaturalNews) A new and more stringent ban on advertising junk food to children has come into effect in the United Kingdom, but many health advocates are saying the new measures do not go far enough. In April 2007, the British government banned the...

Pediatricians call for ban on junk food advertising to children

12/12/2006 - (NaturalNews) The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said Monday that Congress should pass legislation prohibiting junk food commercials on TV shows aimed at children, and pediatricians should support a ban or severe restrictions on unhealthy food ads...

Corporations are bombarding children with ads that boost obesity, poor nutrition

12/8/2006 - (NaturalNews) The age groups that include young children to adolescents witness so many advertisements, medical experts now fear for their health. Reports show that 40,000 ads each year from television alone may be boosting obesity, poor nutrition, cigarette...

FTC demands junk food companies disclose money spent marketing to children

10/25/2006 - (NaturalNews) The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it may soon require food and beverage manufacturers to release detailed information on their expenditures for marketing to children and adolescents. Before the demand can be made of firms,...

International taskforce calls for global ban on junk food advertising to children to combat obesity epidemic

9/6/2006 - (NaturalNews) The International Obesity TaskForce (IOTF) recently released a report urging UN agencies and governments to develop globally enforceable regulations to ban or severely limit exploitative marketing techniques aimed at children to sell junk...

Commercial Alert vs. USDA: How one non-profit is fighting to eliminate junk food from America's schools

12/6/2005 - Parents have expectations of what will happen once they drop their child off at school. The two most basic expectations are that their child will learn and that they will be safe while at school, but the once-insular school environment has changed. Advertisers...

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