U.K. Unveils Junk Food Ad Ban Online to Help Curb Obesity
- Unhealthy food ads will also be banned on TV before 9pm
- Restaurant and pub chains will have to list calories on food
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Junk food commercials will be banned on British television before 9 p.m. and outlawed completely online, under new government proposals to curb rising obesity levels.
Boris Johnson’s administration will also force firms with more than 250 employees -- including restaurant and pub chains -- to list calories on food. Promotions like “buy one get one free” on high fat, salt and sugar food and drinks will be restricted in supermarkets from next April.