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NEWS 2007
- Saturday, December 29th, 2007
UK: Government widens ban on junk food TV ads - Monday, December 17th, 2007
NZ: Public Health Bill surprises - Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Europe: Big food companies to change junk food marketing policies to under 12s - Sunday, December 9th, 2007
NZ: A fat tax? - Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
UK: New junk food advertising Bill introduced - Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
NZ: Food researcher wants GST removed from fruit and vegetables - Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
NZ: Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes – latest updates - Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
NZ: Government response to obesity inquiry report ‘inadequate’ - Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
NZ: Government releases response to obesity inquiry - Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
NZ: FOE finds Obesity Inquiry report disappointing – Media release - Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
NZ: Public Health Bill released - Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
NZ: School lunchboxes unhealthy - Monday, November 12th, 2007
NZ: Ethnic differences seen in extreme child obesity - Thursday, November 1st, 2007
NZ: FOE media release. Government must act on cancer report - Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Strong link between obesity and cancer risk – landmark report - Monday, October 1st, 2007
NZ: Legislate to beat the flab epidemic – OAC opinion piece - Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
NZ: Call for ban on food advertising to children – OAC report - Friday, August 31st, 2007
NZ: Health Committee Inquiry report released - Friday, August 31st, 2007
NZ: FOE media release on Health Committee Inquiry report - Friday, August 24th, 2007
NZ: Obesity in New Zealand children: NZMJ editorial - Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
UK: Cartoon characters promote junk food – Which? report - Friday, August 17th, 2007
NZ: FOE report discredits FAR advertising report - Thursday, August 16th, 2007
NZ: McDonald’s plans new outlet close to Auckland schools - Thursday, August 16th, 2007
NZ: Popular foods sold in supermarkets unhealthy - Thursday, August 9th, 2007
NZ: Pick the tick rarely used by low-income groups - Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
US: Kids prefer carrots in McDonald’s wrappers - Friday, August 3rd, 2007
The Sydney Principles: Changing food and drink marketing to children - Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
UK: Food manufacturers target children on internet - Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Australia: Junk food advertising on the increase in programmes popular with kids - Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
US: Big food and drink companies to limit kid’s junk food ads - Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
NZ: Food and beverage classification system for schools - Monday, July 9th, 2007
NZ: Asian teens – “an obesity timebomb” - Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
NZ: Don’t give in to food industry over self-regulation – PHA tells government - Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
NZ: Schools to sell healthy food - Sunday, June 10th, 2007
Australia: The indigestible truth about junk food ads and our kids - Saturday, June 9th, 2007
UK: Junk food advertising Bill through to next stage - Monday, May 28th, 2007
NZ: Schools still selling unhealthy food – Green Party survey - Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
UK: Food advertising to kids: the new rules - Thursday, May 17th, 2007
US: Food companies use digital marketing tactics - Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Australia: Call for a ban on TV junk food ads before 9:00pm - Monday, May 7th, 2007
NZ: Junk food in easy reach of the poor - Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Australia: Adolescence and adult weight - Saturday, May 5th, 2007
NZ: No junk food ads during kid’s TV viewing times – Govt plan - Saturday, May 5th, 2007
NZ: Cost of diabetes in NZ – prediction - Thursday, April 26th, 2007
US: Beware Shrek - Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
UK: Children eat more after watching TV food ads – study - Thursday, April 19th, 2007
Australia: Junk food ads target NSW children - Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
UK: Ban on children’s junk food ads to include some non-broadcast media - Saturday, March 31st, 2007
UK: Restrictions on TV advertising of foods to children come into force - Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
NZ: FOE media release: New report highlights divisions over obesity prevention