Big U.S. food, drink cos to limit child ads: reports
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Some of America's largest food and drink companies, such as Coca-Cola Co. and General Mills Inc., will adopt stricter controls on advertising aimed at children under 12, according to media reports on Wednesday.
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America's children are fat and  getting fatter, and parents, schools, the government,  advertisers and the food industry all need to make changes to  battle the problem, a panel of experts said on Thursday.
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Five major food companies promised to promote healthier snacks for children in U.S. schools to combat child obesity in a deal brokered by former President Bill Clinton.
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Britain's prime minister sent a strong warning Wednesday to the food industry to restrict advertising of less healthy products to children &#151; or risk a total ban on promotions that target minors.
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Washington consumer group calls for food marketers to voluntarily stop promoting junk food to kids.
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The Food and Drug Administration says Xulong and other Chinese companies will be restricted from selling certain types of seafood in the United States.
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Confectionery giant Masterfoods, which owns the Mars and Snickers candy bar brand names, has said it will stop marketing its &quot;core products&quot; to children under the age of 12 by the end of this year, the Financial Times reported.
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Ministers will order television companies this week to come up with a new set of rules to stop children being exposed to advertisements encouraging them to fill their stomachs
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CHICAGO -- Inappropriate advertising contributes to many kids' ills, from obesity to anorexia, to drinking booze and having sex too soon, and Congress should crack down on it, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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Children should be exposed to fewer television ads for anti-impotence drugs and more for birth control, and need to be shielded from an advertising onslaught in general, the leading U.S. pediatricians' group said on Monday.
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Campaigners are calling for rules on junk food marketing to children to be tightened.
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NEW YORK  - Children who consume high levels of diary products may have a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer in adulthood, study findings suggest.
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Britain will announce plans on Tuesday  for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on  television advertising of "junk food" aimed at children.
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16/11/2004 Junk food adverts have been banned on TV before 9pm in an attempt to fight Britainâs obesity crisis. Health Secretary Dr John Reid believes the move is necessary to protect youngsters watching early evening television.
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Â· Alcohol Concern calls for watershed on commercials Â· Report says publicity sways children's intake
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Manufacturers cut sugar and add vitamins in products to appeal to parents worried about childhood obesity and unhealthy eating habits.
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US health officials announced steps on Thursday aimed at clarifying the way regulators police the safety and advertising claims of vitamins, herbs and other products in the $15-billion-a-year dietary supplements industry.