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UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

London (AFP) - The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for
sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child
obesity, branding such popular items as junk food.

Issued on: 04/12/2024 - 14:47Modified: 04/12/2024 - 14:45

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After the watershed: A McDonald's burger After the watershed: A
McDonald's burger (c) SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Under measures unveiled on Tuesday, ads showing "less healthy" food
and drinks will only be allowed to be aired after the 9:00 pm
watershed from October next year.

According to the National Health Service, obesity is rising among
British kids with one in 10 four-year-olds now considered to be
obese. And one in five five-year-olds suffers from tooth decay from
eating too much sugar.

Also included on the government's list -- which uses a scoring system
based on each item's sugar, fat and salt content -- are pre-packaged
popular sugary breakfast foods such as croissants, pancakes and
waffles.

"Breakfast cereals including ready-to-eat cereals, granola, muesli,
porridge oats and other oat-based cereals" are included, the
government said.

Also on the banned list are products such as chickpea or lentil-based
crisps, seaweed-based snacks and Bombay mix as well as energy drinks,
hamburgers and chicken nuggets.

But the new restrictions will not apply to healthier options such as
natural porridge oats and unsweetened yoghurt.

The government hopes the new measures could help prevent some 20,000
cases of childhood obesity a year.

"Obesity robs our kids of the best possible start in life, sets them
up for a lifetime of health problems, and costs the NHS billions,"
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said.

"This government is taking action now to end the targeting of junk
food ads at kids, across both TV and online."

(c) 2024 AFP

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