A 9pm watershed on TV junk food advertising will come into force in October 2025, the government has confirmed. This will come alongside a total ban on paid-for online advertising for junk food, under plans to tackle childhood obesity.

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Junk food adverts on TV to be banned before 9pm from next year,  government says

Labour has confirmed it will implement the ban that the previous Conservative government committed to.

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TV junk food ads to be banned before 9pm from next year

The new government said it will not delay the plans, which were first announced by the Tories in 2021 but pushed back twice.

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Ban on junk food ads before 9pm to come into force next year

Certain food and drink will be exempt from the UK junk food advert ban including baby formula, and processed cereal-based foods for infants.

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(London=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ji-yeon = In order to prevent childhood obesity, the UK will completely ban online advertising for junk food starting in October next year and will also ban all advertising of junk food at 9 p.m...

(런던=연합뉴스) 김지연 특파원 = 영국이 소아 비만 예방을 위해 내년 10월부터 정크푸드(불량식품)에 대한 온라인 광고를 전면 금지하고 밤 9...

英, 정크푸드 온라인광고 금지·밤 9시 이전 TV 광고 제한

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With this, the government in London wants to take action against obesity among minors.

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Strikt Decisioun: Daagsiwwer ginn Junkfood-Reklamme op brittescher Tëlee verbueden

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A ban on junk food adverts being shown on TV before 9pm will come into force next year, the government has confirmed.

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Ban on junk food ads before 9pm to come into force next year in bid to tackle childhood obesity

The UK government has announced a clampdown on junk food commercials. A 9pm watershed on television ads will be introduced in addition to a total ban on paid for online advertising of foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS). The move will come into… This story continues at Labour commits to HFSS advert restrictions timeline Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

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The Health Minister Andrew Gwynne has said that he has plans to ban advertising on junk food both online and on TV before 9pm. Gwynne wants the junk food ban… The post Labour to ban junk food adverts before 9pm appeared first on London Business News

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The United Kingdom will ban fast food commercials on television until 9 p.m., starting in October 2025, the British Government said Thursday. In a written statement to the House of Commons, the British Deputy Minister for Public Health and Prevention, Andrew Gwynne, explained that, in addition to introducing a time limit on television advertising, the new rule will also include a total ban on paid advertisements on the internet, with the aim of …

El Reino Unido prohibirá los anuncios de comida rápida en televisión hasta las 9 de la noche a partir de octubre de 2025, según informó este jueves el Gobierno británico. En una declaración escrita a la Cámara de los Comunes, el viceministro británico de Salud Pública y Prevención, Andrew Gwynne, explicó que, además de introducir un límite horario en la publicidad televisiva, la nueva norma también incluirá una prohibición total de los anuncios …

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