cover of episode Irish Heart Foundation calls for ban on 'junk food marketing online'

Irish Heart Foundation calls for ban on 'junk food marketing online'

2022/11/18
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Earlier in the week we saw a ban of gambling adverts across the board, on TV, & online. Today there are further calls which echo the same sentiments with calls for a blanket ban of online junk food adverts targeting Irish teens after a study revealed over 57% of Irish teens say online junk food adverts influence their food choices.

Jonathan Healy was joined by Chris Macey, Director of Advocacy at the Irish Heart Foundation who launched the ‘Stop Targeting Kids’ campaign and Executive of the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity Bernadette Keenan...