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Junk food ads banned to tackle childhood obesity

Junk food adverts will be banned on television and online from Monday as plans to tackle childhood obesity come into force across the UK. The ban will stop food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar ...
Fast Company

The U.K. just banned junk food ads before 9 p.m. and across the internet

For Americans, the idea of watching live television without the constant barrage of commercials for prescription medications and junk food might seem foreign. That’s now the norm in the United Kingdom ...
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Could U.K.-Style Junk Food Ad Ban Happen Here?

The U.K.’s new junk-food advertising ban is sweeping. Its impact is vast: No TV ads for foods high in fat, salt or sugar before 9 p.m., and no paid online ads at all. The goal is curbing the obesity ...
The Conversation

There’s a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food ads

Beverley O'Hara does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...