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Article

31 May 2004

Author:
Geoff Dyer, Financial Times

Industry to fight proposed junk food advert ban [UK]

Ministers will face fierce opposition from industry if they ban television advertisements for junk food aimed at children...The idea of stopping junk food advertisements gained force last week with the publication of a report by the Commons select committee on health, which said that an obesity crisis could undermine the health of today's children and overwhelm the health service. [refers to commercial broadcaster ITV]