CBC Overview on restrictions on marketing to children and the rise and fall of Bill S-228 due to extensive industry lobbying and procedural play. Listen to CBC’s Cost of Living Episode 6 here.
Food Navigator The Mexican government has voted in favour of mandatory, front-of-pack warning nutrition labels, similar to those in Chile and Peru. The bill will now go to the Senate where it is likely to be approved. The head of the World Health Organization congratulated Mexican policymakers and said he hopes more countries follow their […]
CTV News Montreal Food companies in Quebec are exploiting loopholes in the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) that prohibit commercial advertising that targets children under 13 years old. Coalition Poids identified 469 food packages targeting children from different businesses. Shop windows, displays and product packaging are not covered by the law. Read OpEd here.
CBC News Yves Savoie, CEO of the Heart & Stroke and Nick Saul, CEO of Community Food Centres Canada write that Canadians are getting sicker at unprecedented and crisis-level rates as a result of the food we eat that is far too often high in saturated fat, salt and/or sugar, as well as a host […]
The Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition distributed an online survey to the four main national political parties in September to gather their views on nutrition policies. This is a non-partisan survey of the parties’ positions. Click below to see the parties’ responses. Green Party of Canada New Democratic Party Liberal Party of Canada – did […]
CBC Radio Coalition co-chair, Dr. Tom Warshawki on CBC radio’s The Current with Hannah Brinsden of the World Obesity Federation discussing childhood obesity and reasonable policy interventions to protect children’s rights to health. You can listen to the interview here.
Coalition Poids Study Coalition Poids released their study to show how much marketing to kids is still present in Quebec. Quebec’s Loi sur la protection du consommateur du Québec, prohibits advertising aimed at children, but excludes packaging, displays and display cases. Coalition Poids’ study found that more than 90% of products with characters and images […]
The Conversation Sugary drink taxes if combined with “snack taxes” may also help to reduce obesity and diabetes in the long term – as supported by a recent study published in the British Medical Journal. Read article here. You can read that study here.
Food Navigator Germany plans to implement a national voluntary food labelling scheme in the coming year. Food Minister Julia Klockner said, “Consumers expect above all a summary rating that gives quick orientation.” The system was developed in France where it is mandatory. Read article here.
The Hill Even though the dangers of sugary drinks may be well-understood, confusing labelling and misleading marketing are undermining parents’ best intentions to make the right choices for their children. Read article here.
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