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NEWS 2010
- Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Mexico: Ban on junk foods in schools coming soon - Saturday, May 29th, 2010
US: Why the US Federal Government needs to halt the marketing of unhealthy foods to kids - Friday, May 28th, 2010
NZ: Food labelling review – FOE’s submission - Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
WHO targets child obesity with food marketing curbs - Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
Obesity News 130 - Friday, May 21st, 2010
NZ: Health group calls for government to remove GST from healthy food - Friday, May 21st, 2010
NZ: New ad code for children’s food – FOE’s response - Friday, May 21st, 2010
NZ: Remove GST from healthy food – health group - Thursday, May 20th, 2010
US: The battle over taxing soda - Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
NZ: GST removal only if it makes food cheaper – Labour - Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
UN tackles non-communicable diseases - Saturday, May 15th, 2010
US: Tax junk food or subsidise health food? What works? - Saturday, May 15th, 2010
South Korea: Children’s snacks colour-coded? - Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Australia: Missed chance to tackle obesity - Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
US: White House taskforce issues report on fighting childhood obesity - Saturday, May 8th, 2010
US: Toy ban in Californian county only on unhealthy kid’s meals - Friday, May 7th, 2010
Obesity epidemic may be flattening out – but no time for complacency - Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Australia: Support for junk food advertising levy - Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Canada: TV for young children linked with later problems - Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
US: Nature and Nachos: How fat happens - Friday, April 30th, 2010
NZ: An urgent call for healthy urban planning - Friday, April 30th, 2010
NZ: Urgent call for healthy urban planning - Thursday, April 29th, 2010
US: Government action needed to stop junk food marketing to children - Thursday, April 29th, 2010
NZ: Advertising codes fail children - Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Australia: Food labelling should inform consumers – not mislead - Thursday, April 29th, 2010
US: Californian county could ban fast-food toys - Monday, April 26th, 2010
Obesity News 129 - Saturday, April 24th, 2010
NZ: Maori Party Bill removes GST from healthy food - Friday, April 9th, 2010
NZ: Removing GST from healthy food - Thursday, April 1st, 2010
US: Small taxes on soft soda won’t reduce consumption - Sunday, March 28th, 2010
Obesity News 128 - Friday, March 12th, 2010
UK: Food Standards Agency backs down on traffic-light food labelling - Friday, March 12th, 2010
Obesity News 127 - Thursday, March 11th, 2010
NZ: Consultation on food labelling - Saturday, March 6th, 2010
US: The food industry follows big tobacco’s playbook - Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
NZ: McDonald’s deal with Weight Watchers - Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
NZ: Study proves benefit of price discounts on healthy foods - Monday, March 1st, 2010
NZ: Obesity Action Coalition closed - Monday, March 1st, 2010
NZ: Obesity Action Coalition ceases - Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Obesity News 126 - Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Romania: Junk food tax coming up - Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Obesity News 125 - Monday, January 18th, 2010
NZ: Rod Jackson on obesity – Listener article - Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Obesity News 124 - Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Europe: Junk food taxes coming up? - Monday, January 11th, 2010
Australia: Watching too much TV is bad for you – study - Monday, January 4th, 2010
NZ: Call to ban all junk food ads to children