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Commercial Alert responds to the National Park Service’s plans to allow corporate partnerships

Posted June 1, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Culture 0 0 0

In response to the National Park Service’s (NPS) plans to allow corporate sponsorships and partnerships, Commercial Alert submitted comments to NPS on May 16, 2016, urging it to uphold the integrity of our national parks and not move...

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Doctors call for ban on infant milk formula advertising in bid to promote breastfeeding

Posted June 1, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Doctors call for ban on infant milk formula advertising in bid to promote breastfeeding The Advertiser Rose Brennan The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is calling on the Federal Government to enforce new World Health Organisation...

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Mondelez to shift marketing tactics, expand in-house content creation

Posted June 1, 2016 / Commercial Alert, Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Mondelez to shift marketing tactics, expand in-house content creation Food Dive Carolyn Heneghan Food and beverage brands are embracing content as a way to sell products and engage and entertain consumers. By keeping the products in the...

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Bid to ban ‘aggressive marketing’ of infant milk formula fails

Posted May 31, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Bid to ban ‘aggressive marketing’ of infant milk formula fails The Sidney Morning Herald Stephanie Nebehay International health officials stopped short on Friday of fully endorsing World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines to end the...

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Cigarette plain packs to ‘go global’

Posted May 31, 2016 / News 0 0 0

Cigarette plain packs to ‘go global’ BBC James Gallagher Plain packaging for cigarettes is about to “go global” in a move that will have a “huge impact” on health, the World Health Organization says. The body...

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Why Are Teachers Being Turned Into Marketers For McDonalds?

Posted May 27, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Commercialism in Schools, News 0 0 0

Why Are Teachers Being Turned Into Marketers For McDonalds? Watch Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator for Commercial Alert, and Sonalia discuss the ethics of McDonald’s marketing tactics directed at children. Corporations love to appear...

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Online alcohol marketing linked to drinking among European teens

Posted May 27, 2016 / Alcohol Advertisements, News 0 0 0

Online alcohol marketing linked to drinking among European teens Reuters Kathryn Doyle Adolescents in Europe may be just as susceptible to online alcohol marketing as their counterparts elsewhere, according to a recent study in four countries...

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Researchers find nanoparticles in 6 of 6 U.S. baby formulas tested

Posted May 27, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Researchers find nanoparticles in 6 of 6 U.S. baby formulas tested Food Safety News Cookson Beecher Recent research has detected potentially harmful nanoparticles in six out of six popular infant formulas tested. Not surprisingly, this has...

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Activists, Teachers, Parents and Youth Tell McDonald’s: End McTeacher’s Nights, Stop Using Teachers as Marketing Agents

Posted May 26, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Commercialism in Schools 0 0 0

Activists, Teachers, Parents and Youth Tell McDonald’s: End McTeacher’s Nights, Stop Using Teachers as Marketing Agents 30,000 Petition Signatures Delivered to McDonald’s Executives CHICAGO − McDonald’s should stop using teachers as marketing...

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Demanding ‘What We Need to Survive,’ Workers to Descend on McDonald’s Shareholders Meeting

Posted May 26, 2016 / Commercialism in Schools, Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Demanding ‘What We Need to Survive,’ Workers to Descend on McDonald’s Shareholders Meeting Common Dreams Andrea Germanos As McDonald’s prepares to hold its annual meting on Thursday, low wage workers—buoyed by successes...

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Maine Effort to Legalize Pot Would Nix Ads Aimed at Minors

Posted May 26, 2016 / News 0 0 0

Maine Effort to Legalize Pot Would Nix Ads Aimed at Minors  Public News Service It has been a long road paved with court battles and compromise, but Maine voters will get a chance to decide whether the state should legalize pot on the November...

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Youth, parents, and educators tell McDonald’s to Stop McTeacher’s Nights!

Posted May 26, 2016 / Commercialism in Schools, News 0 0 0

Youth, parents, and educators tell McDonald’s to Stop McTeacher’s Nights! Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood David Monahan On May 24, advocacy groups, teachers, parents, and youth gathered at the huge “Rock n Roll” McDonald’s in downtown...

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