The Australian Communications and Media Authority found it is “unclear” whether the new self-regulation initiatives have acted to reduce children’s exposure to junk food advertising on free-to-air TV, writes Jane Martin.
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Bigger problems in the nanny state than cig packs
As a consumer society encourages the reality and perception of cultural disarray — from sexting to obesity — the state takes over control of life that would once have been the preserve of cultural norms or the individual conscience.
Just Chew it: click go the marketers in online assault
With nearly 1.4 million kids under the age of 12 online it’s no wonder Australia’s biggest food brands use the net to spread their message. And they’re really good at it.
Just Chew It: 4/5 athletes don’t like sport spruiking junk food
New research claims the vast majority of Australian elite athletes are unhappy about sports stars promoting junk food and alcohol. And most learn to live without it.
Just Chew It: how sport is super-sizing our kids
Crikey launches a special investigation into how fast food marketers use sport and sporting stars to sell their wares. Today, the Big Daddy of them all — McDonalds.
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Does Australia have the guts to tackle childhood obesity?
Australian governments have not had the guts to tackle junk food advertising and its contribution to childhood obesity, according to a new paper from the Parliamentary Library. Those aren’t exactly their words but it’s very much the impression it leaves, writes Melissa Sweet.
Shame on Kellogg’s
For the fourth year running, Kellogg’s has been dubbed the worst advertiser of junk food to children in Australia by The Parents Jury. It sure knows how to cash in on kid’s pestering,reports Melissa Sweet
Can Coco Pops protect you from swine flu?
Cereal giant Kellogg is in trouble in the US for emblazoning “Now helps support your child’s IMMUNITY” across the front of its Cocoa Krispies (that’s Coco Pops to you, skip) packets, amid the country’s swine flu hysteria. Can the company convince the courts the claims are medically sound?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Kyle and the meeja
Crikey readers continue to weigh in on Steve Fielding’s spelling issues and whether Godwin’s Law will bring down vile Kyle Sandilands.
Ad agencies give goverment obesity report the thumbs up
An ad hoc group of advertising, marketing and media agencies has given its support for a new government report on obesity — a report which notably doesn’t call for any ban on junk food advertising.
Preventing obesity is simple: it’s all in the marketing
The Parliamentary Inquiry on Obesity must not ignore the role of junk food marketing. Our children certainly aren’t — and that’s what’s making them bigger, says Professor Boyd Swinburn.
Surgery is not the solution to obesity epidemic
The House of Reps committee wimped out on making a strong call to action for some bold obesity prevention policies — like tougher regulation of food formulation and a ban on junk food advertising to kids, writes Melissa Sweet.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Are ads making kids fat? Readers weigh in
Readers bicker over whether junk food ads are really making kids fat, and Gerard Henderson writes in about Bob Ellis.
OK, OK, so sugar doesn’t make you pay attention
Kellogg’s has agreed to settle federal claims that they falsely advertised the benefits of eating Frosted Mini-Wheats, including that children who ate the cereal got a 20% boost in attentiveness.
How Big Food is copying Big Tobacco
Researchers say the US food industry is employing the same legal, political and business strategies previously utilised by Big Tobacco, and the health consequences could be dire.
Why walking to school can be unhealthy
The areas around primary schools have become hotbeds of advertising for unhealthy foods and drinks to children, write Bridget Kelly and Lesley King.
Howard and Coonan: Friends of the ABC?
With the election slipping away, Howard and Coonan have slithered up to the ABC audience and dangled $80 million for a new children’s digital channel, writes Glenn Dyer.
