Most UK TV ads for sweets and snacks shown before children’s viewing watershed
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6S6XK)
Research has prompted claims firms such as Mars, Haribo and PepsiCo are in flagrant' breach of codes of behaviour
Most TV adverts for sweets, crisps and chocolate shown when children are likely to be watching are placed by firms who claim not to promote their products to that age group.
The disclosure, in new research by the University of Liverpool, has prompted claims that food giants such as Mars, Haribo and PepsiCo are in flagrant" breach of their own codes of behaviour.
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