Digital Journal – Tim Sandle
Virtually all food and beverage products marketed by music stars are unhealthy, according to the first major study of the nutritional quality of endorsements made by music celebrities popular among teens. Read more…
Strategy Online
John St.’s latest industry satire is part of Heart & Stroke’s mission to ban marketing food and drinks to children.
A self-promo video for a new agency called 16 and Under shows its “unique approach” to capitalizing on kids’ appetite for sugar, how easy they are to influence and their ability to influence their parents’ purchase behaviour.
And if the morals of doing that seem questionable, that’s part of the point.
Irish Times
Ireland is set to become the first country in the world to restrict unhealthy food sponsorships aimed at children attending primary school, once a newly developed code of practice is introduced. Read full article…
To view or download a PDF copy of the slides, click this link: Internet Food and Beverage Marketing to Kids
Medical News Today
According to the Federal Trade Commission, the greatest exposure to food advertising in the US for children aged 2-11 years comes from fast-food restaurant chains. In 2009, the fast-food industry spent more than $580 million on child-targeted marketing, with television being the predominant medium…. Pre-school age children who are exposed to child-targeted fast-food advertising on television are considerably more likely to consume fast-food products, according to a recent Dartmouth-led study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition. Read more here…
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METRO NEWS
Ottawa Public Health is asking residents to weigh in on different options to protect kids from junk food… Among the options: banning certain advertisers and certain vendors from city property.
“This is part of a broader strategy to help Ottawa residents live healthier lives,” said public health spokesperson Gillian Connelly. “Education alone is not enough.”. Read more…
Ottawa Citizen
Health advocates on Monday night lauded the city’s leadership on anti-smoking programs in calling for a clampdown on junk food marketing in Ottawa. Read more…
BBC News
Sugar limits for everyday foods such as biscuits, chocolate bars and cereals have been published by public health officials in a bid to make UK children more healthy. Read more…
CBC News
Ottawa Public Health wants to consult the public on a number of options, including limiting the marketing of unhealthy foods at city schools and municipal properties. Read more…
Vancouver Sun
The Globe & Mail