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Tory peers call for delay and changes to new junk food advertising restrictions

The Health Secretary will get the power to delay the introduction of new junk food advertising curbs, amid Tory backbench opposition to the policy. Conservative whip Baroness Penn said changes to the Health and Care Bill have been made to give the ...

04 Feb 2022 at 16:55

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Online junk food amendment a 'milestone' in fight against childhood obesity, says charity

New measures confronting online junk food marketing to children have been described as a “monumental step” in the fight against childhood obesity by a health charity. According to the Irish Heart Foundation, 85,000 people on the island of Ireland ...

12 Jul 2022 at 15:33

PM: Government had to be flexible over delays to junk food offers ban

Boris Johnson has said the Government was having to be “flexible” when it came to a delay in introducing a ban on buy-one-get-one-free promotions on unhealthy foods as Jamie Oliver led protests outside Downing Street. The Government had been set ...

20 May 2022 at 17:41

Cost of living fears just an ‘excuse’ to delay tackling obesity – Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver has accused the Government of using families’ suffering amid the cost-of-living crisis as an “excuse” to delay tackling obesity. The British chef presented an Eton Mess dessert to a crowd of around 200 supporters in the pouring ...

20 May 2022 at 17:40

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Irish Heart Foundation hits out at targeting of teens by junk food advertising

Online channels with saturation levels of junk food marketing are the biggest influencers of Irish teenagers’ food choices, a new study shows. As the Irish Heart Foundation launched a hard-hitting campaign to confront the deluge of ...

17 Nov 2022 at 22:33

TfL junk food ad ban linked to less buying of high fat, salt and sugar products

A ban on junk food advertising by Transport for London is estimated to have contributed to a 1,000 calorie decrease in unhealthy purchases in consumers’ weekly household shopping, according to a study. The biggest effects were ...

17 Feb 2022 at 20:25

Fantastic to see junk food ad bans at last, says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has said it is “fantastic to finally see action” after the Government confirmed plans for a pre-watershed ban on adverts for junk food products. On Thursday, Labour confirmed it ...

13 Sept 2024 at 14:07

Health & Wellbeing

What is junk food really doing to your mental health?

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and the negative impact they can have on our health has been a big topic lately. Now, a new study has linked consuming higher amounts of UPFs – typically things like ready-meals, sugary cereals ...

29 Feb 2024 at 06:00

Campaigners ‘name and shame’ firms over junk food portfolios

Health campaigners backed by former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance have named companies they claim are reliant on selling unhealthy food to children. Youth food campaign Bite Back, which was founded by chef ...

22 Feb 2024 at 07:30

Scotland

Government should rethink plans to restrict unhealthy food – retailers

The Scottish Government must go back to the drawing board on its proposals to restrict the promotion of foods high in fat, sugar or salt, a group representing retailers has said. The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said ...

22 May 2024 at 16:12

Scotland

Ministers consult on new restrictions on the sale of junk food

A crackdown on price promotions for junk food could be extended to include items such as garlic bread, pies and quiches, and crispbreads. The Scottish Government has already pledged to change the law to restrict ...

01 Jul 2022 at 13:04

Shoppers buying more healthy products after junk food curbs, says Tesco

Tesco said it has seen positive signs shoppers’ baskets are becoming healthier after a raft of changes last year which including reformulating products and ditching some multibuy offers. Ashwin Prasad, chief ...

25 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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