Sunday 29 May, 2022
The UK is set to ban ads for junk food online and before 9pm on TV.
The finding was part of a study carried out on behalf of the Irish Heart Foundation.
It has been reported that the UK plans to introduce restrictions on how unhealthy food is sold.
Complaints made by the Irish Heart Foundation regarding numerous adverts have been published by the ASAI.
According to the latest Healthy Ireland survey, 62% of Irish adults are overweight
The catchier the ad, the more effective.
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Ireland does junk food right. Fact.
Britain has recently announced a ban to come into force next year.
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We cannot and will not accept any responsibility for this article making you hungry.
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The big shop is a sea of guilt.
A new Cadbury’s limited edition Moro bar will include the message: ‘Boost your passion for the GAA’
A new campaign is calling on Irish supermarkets to make checkouts sweet-free zones. What do you think? Good idea? Bad idea?
It could be an end to seeing sweets and chocolate at the tills as Safefood wants an end to unhealthy treats at queuing areas.
Minister Ruairí Quinn said he could not “dictate” what is sold in the vending machines in schools.
Frances Fitzgerald said that schools should “move in the direction” of health foods but admitted that some schools have vending machine contracts in place.
They came for curly fries. They left with so much more.
A consultation process has resulted in lobbying from the industry to ensure that cheese advertising is not banned.
The World Health Organisation has warned that unhealthy food needs to be taxed to divert people from buying it.
The Academy of Medical Royal College said current restrictions, on advertising for children in particular, were failing to tackle obesity problems.
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Don’t worry though, you can scoff as much Mediterranean food as you like.
A new study found that a predominantly processed food diet at the age of three was associated with a lower IQ at the age of 8.5.
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SafeFood has revealed that a burger meal can contain up to 100 per cent of an adult’s daily amounts for calories, fat and salt.
Disney says it will no longer be sponsored by junk food.
New research has found that the average 12-inch pizza can contain more than the total recommended daily calorie intake for one day. Uh-oh.
Latest figures showed children from disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to have weight problems.
