Ban on junk food ads before 9pm TV watershed and more online restrictions in bid to tackle obesity – By Alan McGuinness (SKY News) / June 24 2021
Campaigners welcome the changes, but the government is accused by opponents of pursuing a “headline-chasing” move that won’t work.
A ban on junk food adverts before the 9pm watershed will come into force at the end of next year, with increased online restrictions also introduced.
The move is part of Boris Johnson’s efforts to tackle obesity, with NHS research showing that almost two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese.
But the announcement stops short of a total ban that was proposed last year.
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While large fast food and confectionary firms will be banned from advertising foods high in fat, sugar and salt online, small businesses with fewer than 250 employees will be exempt.
