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“A Ticking Time Bomb”: Experts Demand Crackdown On Junk Food Ads Targeting Kids

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The message is clear: it’s time to stop letting snack food mascots out-parent actual parents.

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Food industry faces calls for action on 'junk food' marketing

The food industry is urged to limit junk food advertising as research from Deakin University shows strong public concern (85 per cent) on unhealthy food marketing. The study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, is based on a survey of 4000 adults. Among respondents with at least one child under 18 at home, 19 per cent said they were very concerned, while 33 per cent were somewhat concerned. Another 33 per cent r…

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