The proposed ban on junk food adverts online will target food and drink products are high in fat, sugar and salt. The Health and Care Bill will also 'include measures to ban junk food adverts pre-9pm watershed on TV and for a total ban online'. Last summer the PM unveiled a wide-ranging drive to improve public health, including a ban on buy-one-get-one-free deals for junk food, as well as the ban on online junk food adverts. The Food and Drink Federation, which represents manufacturers, slammed the plans to ban online junk food ads. He added the plan to ban junk food adverts before the watershed and scrap 'BOGOF' deals on junk food was not meant to be 'excessively bossy' but a gentle nudge.

Source: The Nation May 11, 2021 15:04 UTC