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08 August 2013

Junk food ads ‘should be illegal’

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

A senior Human Sciences Research Council researcher has called on the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to intervene in food advertising following a report on unhealthy eating.

Professor Demetre Labadarios, executive director of population health systems and innovation at the HSRC, who presented a South African national health and nutrition survey on Tuesday, is pushing for a debate on banning certain advertising, including ads for fast foods.

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Source: www.thepost.co.za

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)