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Lawsuit Alleges Coca-Cola Advertising Targets Children

Posted January 24, 2017 / Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News in Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News 0 0 0

Lawsuit Alleges Coca-Cola Advertising Targets Children GPB News CELESTE HEADLEE & TREVOR YOUNG A lawsuit filed by non-profit The Praxis Project directed at Atlanta-based Coca-Cola alleges the company uses deceptive advertising to entice...

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Needs of children, not Big Food, must win out

Posted January 13, 2017 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Needs of children, not Big Food, must win out NZHerald Darren Powell It looks as though our Advertising Standards Authority will, once again, fail to adopt a strict code of food advertising to children and young people. This is hardly surprising...

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Lawsuit alleges Coke spent billions of dollars deceiving customers on the health risks of sugary drinks

Posted January 5, 2017 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Lawsuit alleges Coke spent billions of dollars deceiving customers on the health risks of sugary drinks Business Insider Kate Taylor Coca-Cola is in hot water over the health risks of sugary drinks. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Center for...

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Study Tied to Food Industry Tries to Discredit Sugar Guidelines

Posted December 20, 2016 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Study Tied to Food Industry Tries to Discredit Sugar Guidelines The Washington Post Anahad O’Connor A prominent medical journal on Monday published a scathing attack on global health advice to eat less sugar. Warnings to cut sugar, the...

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No Surprise Here: Research Shows Some Junk Food Ads Disproportionately Target Black Children

Posted December 20, 2016 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

No Surprise Here: Research Shows Some Junk Food Ads Disproportionately Target Black Children Essence Lauren Porter Some fast food advertisers target Black children when trying to market their products, but a recent study shows just how...

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Marketers Fuel the Sugary Drink Habits of Latino Preschoolers

Posted December 14, 2016 / Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News in Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News 0 0 0

Marketers Fuel the Sugary Drink Habits of Latino Preschoolers Salud Today Cliff Despres The average Latino infant has 3.8 hours of TV exposure a day, and TV and other media usage remains high as Latino kids get older. Sugary drink marketers are...

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How Video Games Ads Contribute to Child Obesity

Posted December 14, 2016 / Advergames, Food Marketing, News, Online Advertising, Social Media in Advergames, Food Marketing, News, Online Advertising, Social Media 0 0 0

How Video Games Ads Contribute to Child Obesity University Herald Audri Taylors Roughly 12.5 million children between the ages of 2 and 19 are obese and this is according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC says that playing...

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How adverts hidden in computer games are making children fatter

Posted December 13, 2016 / Advergames, Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News in Advergames, Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News 0 0 0

How adverts hidden in computer games are making children fatter Daily Mail UK John Naish They seem such innocent fun. Brightly coloured websites crowd the internet offering free games and featuring engaging cartoon characters. What better way to...

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The UK bans online junk food ads to children; lags behind Quebec but ahead of US and Mexico

Posted December 9, 2016 / Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News, Social Media in Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News, Social Media 0 0 0

The UK bans online junk food ads to children; lags behind Quebec but ahead of US and Mexico CNBC Lucy Handley The U.K. is to ban junk food advertising to children online and through social media channels, its ad regulator announced today. New...

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Junk food ads targeting children banned in non-broadcast media

Posted December 8, 2016 / Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News in Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News 0 0 0

Junk food ads targeting children banned in non-broadcast media The Guardian Sarah Boseley Junk food adverts aimed at children are to be banned online, in print and in the cinema after a detailed consultation on the damage they do by encouraging...

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Social media ban for junk food adverts aimed at children

Posted December 7, 2016 / Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News in Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News 0 0 0

Social media ban for junk food adverts aimed at children Hampshire Chronicle James Johnson Junk food advertising is to be banned across all children’s media – including online and social – in a landmark decision to help tackle...

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Television Food Advertising Affects Children as Young as 2

Posted November 29, 2016 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Television Food Advertising Affects Children as Young as 2 Healthline Roberta Alexander Any parent who has tried to feed lunch to an uninterested toddler knows just how finicky even the smallest people can be. A new study, published today in the...

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