Activity type:
Priority: reduce chronic disease related to overweight and obesity
Status:
Active
Aim
Develop options to strengthen restrictions on advertising of unhealthy foods and drinks to children.
Leads
The lead for this activity is the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Authorisation
The food ministers agreed at their August 2019 meeting to a program of activities to help reduce chronic disease related to overweight and obesity.
Status
This activity is on hold while the Australian Government undertakes a feasibility study on options to restrict marketing of discretionary foods to children.
The study includes a summary of the:
- literature on children’s current exposure to advertising and marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks
- international approaches
- current regulatory mechanisms.
Work was delayed due to COVID-19.
Related information
View all the activities to reduce chronic disease related to overweight and obesity.
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