Companies participating in a voluntary scheme intended to restrict the advertising of junk food to children showed ongoing improvement in 2009, according to the program’s third annual review.
Cross-promotions on food packaging targeted at children increased by 78 percent between 2006 and 2008, according to a study from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy.
Despite self-regulation, food and beverage makers still contribute to childhood obesity through television advertising of junk foods, claims a new study commissioned by advocacy group Children Now.
Nutrition-based standards are needed for marketing food to children, which continues to be a billion dollar business despite progress in curbing the practice, says a new report.
