05 May 2006
of diseases caused by poor diets. In these circumstances, is it acceptable to advertise snack foods and those...to advertise snack food to
children inevitably come from a point of view, explicit or not, that it
is somehow ...
their ability to understand ads' commercial context, is
not wrong. Others argue that advertising snack food ...
, the
Strathclyde Review, published by the Food Standards Agency in 2003,
actually found little evidence ...
04 Jun 2004
| by Jeremy Lee
Food advertisers could be asked to fund a Portman Group-style initiative to combat obesity and pre...asked by the Advertising Association's Food Advertising Unit to recommend steps that will prevent a ban on advertising being imposed.
Among the ideas on the table is that the food industry pays either for all ...
, is the first of several agencies to be contacted by the AA's Food Advertising Unit.
Other members, including ...
03 Nov 2011
| by Anne Cassidy
The Food Standards Agency, the government department responsible for protecting public health..., the managing director at Dare, said: "Food safety is a really important and current topic. It's also one ...
on awareness of salt levels in food and was fronted by the comedian Jenny Eclair. It was by MWO. ...
09 Jun 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - Farm has extended its GermWatch brand identity for the Food Standards Agency to a new...The new campaign is aimed at promoting good food hygiene practice by advising on the best ways to avoid food poisoning. The brand identity consists of three elements: GermWatch wording. Grubeye (the brand character) and the Killer Facts. Gary Robinson, the Farm creative director, said: It ...
16 Aug 2007
| by James Hamilton
LONDON - The Food Standards agency has kicked off a review of its advertising arrangements and has...and cooking of foods in an attempt to drive down cases of food poisoning. An above the line campaign is timed ...
the umbrella branding pitch does not include briefs for the FSA s food labelling and salt-reduction education ...
of roster status meant a review of the account was inevitable. The FSA s most famous food safety ...
06 Feb 2004
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
The Cabinet is split over whether the Government should ban TV ads for junk food aimed at children....of creating a "nanny state".
Ofcom is expected to issue a tougher code for food ads this summer ...
consider "how far it is the business of government to regulate the advertising of food and drink" and what contribution advertisers, the food industry and retailers could make.
Reid said: "We need a big debate about ...
01 Sep 2011
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
The health lobby will launch a concerted campaign this autumn for new curbs on ads for junk food...Pressure groups will join forces to demand a 9pm watershed for TV commercials for "unhealthy" food ...
by running them during others watched by millions of children.
The Children's Food Campaign this week ...
on the ability of food and drink companies to be part of the solution, warning that they could use ...
03 Oct 2003
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
The Government is to impose tougher controls over TV ads for "junk food", amid growing fears...This could lead to a ban on TV ads aimed at children if the food and ad industries fail to curb their campaigns for sweets, soft drinks, snacks, sugary breakfast cereals and fast-food chains, MPs warned.
One ...
for the Food Standards Agency suggested a link between advertising and unhealthy diets.
Professor Gerard ...
02 Oct 2003
| by Parliamentary correspondent,
LONDON - The government is to impose tougher controls over TV ads for 'junk food', amid growing...This could lead to a ban on TV ads aimed at children if the food and ad industries fail to curb their campaigns for sweets, soft drinks, snacks, sugary breakfast cereals and fast-food chains, MPs warned.
One ...
for the Food Standards Agency suggested a link between advertising and unhealthy diets.
Professor Gerard ...
28 May 2004
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
The food industry is expected to get "one last chance" to scrap advertising for unhealthy products...the large-scale promotion of healthy foods for the public good," the report said.
"They will clearly ...
Health Select Committee urged food companies to head off the ban by voluntarily withdrawing such ads ...
ban on all ads for unhealthy foods, warning that if TV commercials were outlawed, "the marketing ...