Arla Foods’ has become the latest food manufacturer to join the EU Pledge - an initiative that promotes responsible food marketing to children that already boasts Nestlé, Unilever, Mondelez, Mars and Coca-Cola among its members. But with the Danish dairy...
The World Medical Association has lent its weight in support of tough new policies to curb obesity, including taxes on junk food and sugary drinks as well as bans on advertising to children.
Under-12s seeing 88% fewer ads for non-nutritious products, says industry
Food and drink companies need to turn their words on marketing to children into action, says European consumer rights group BEUC, as it calls 'game over' on marketing unhealthy food to kids.
A survey has suggested that European kids are exposed to less food advertising during childrens TV than ten years ago, however data from the UK has suggested that prime-time family TV is 'saturated' with junk food advertising.
Self-regulation of food advertising to children has been labelled a failure by the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO), which has said in a new report that advertising to children has fallen by a “disappointing” 29% across Europe...
Significantly fewer food advertisements targeted at children and more emphasis on better-for-you products are the key trends noted by new independent research from global management consultancy, Accenture.
The European Snacks Association (ESA) is playing up a commitment to help curb obesity in Europe with the announcement that it has joined an EU initiative designed to restrict advertising to children.
