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Children’s food advertising code
Last May, the Advertising Standards Authority released a new advertising code for children’s food. FOE doubts it will make a difference to the deluge of junk food advertising children see.
Introducing a traffic light food labelling system
A simple traffic light food labelling system would make it easy for busy shoppers to distinguish more healthy from less healthy food. Food companies are resisting such a move. They don’t want “red for danger” labels on any of their products.
Health Cheque
In his latest book ‘Health Cheque’ economist Gareth Morgan calls for a much stronger focus on the prevention of chronic diseases. He wants major, society-wide changes to encourage healthy behaviour and reduce obesity. We agree.