Protecting Children: How European Law Regulates “Junk Food” Advertising - RMN News Protecting Children: How European Law Regulates "Junk Food" Advertising Unlike the outright bans applied to tobacco or prescription medicines, EU law regarding HFSS advertising focuses on co-regulatio...

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Crisis talks on nutrient profiling model revamp slated for Wednesday FDF leader Karen Betts said the planned switch to the 2018 model would lead to huge swathes of products effectively being banned from advertising and in-store promotions

Food industry leaders will meet ministers on Wednesday for #health crunch talks

There are plans to ramp up the ban on #junkfood advertising and #HFSS promotions in supermarkets

Asda claims health nudge trials are 10 times more effective than HFSS promos ban The supermarket announced a partnership with Nesta in September 2023 to trial a series of 'high-potential health interventions' that could encourage shoppers towards more healthy baskets, based on the...

Asda ran a two-year trial to nudge shoppers towards healthier choices

It claims retailer-led interventions are at least 10 times more effective than the government’s in-store #HFSS promos ban

Food bosses call for crisis talks over nutrient profiling model ‘disaster’ Industry leaders warned the move would put at risk the future of vast swathes of products, many that have had huge investment in reformulation to make them healthier

Food bosses call for urgent talks to discuss the “disastrous” implications of new nutrient profiling model

The new #HFSS model confirmed today aims to toughen the government’s #junkfood ad ban and promotions clampdown

New model for HFSS published as junk food ad and promos ban face huge shake-up The move looks set to see thousands of products, including many yoghurts, fruit juices and desserts, reclassified as HFSS

The government has published a new #HFSS nutrient profiling model

It could see thousands of products reclassified - including yoghurts, fruit juices and desserts

PepsiCo boss urges government not to change HFSS goalposts Earlier this month, The Grocer revealed the government's plans to move to an updated NPM

PepsiCo’s UK boss has urged the government “not to change the regulatory goalposts” for #HFSS foods

It comes after The Grocer revealed its plans to move to an updated nutrient profiling model

QuantalRF CPL Antenna Models Added to Synopsys Simulation Component Libraries Now available in Synopsys’ line of Ansys simulation & analysis software, engineers can seamlessly evaluate QuantalRF’s high-efficiency antennas in their next-generation wireless designs LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CES — QuantalRF, the pioneering developer of RF semiconductor and antenna solutions, today announced its DockOn® antennas are now available in Ansys HFSS™ high frequency electromagnetic software component libraries — now part of the Synopsys line of simulation and analysis solutions. This inclusion into HFSS gives RF engineers access to QuantalRF’s antenna models, enabling faster, more predictively accurate system-level simulations, and accelerating their wireless design cycles. QuantalRF’s DockOn antennas, built […]

QuantalRF CPL Antenna Models Added to Synopsys Simulation Component Libraries #QuantalRF #Antennas #WirelessDesign #SimulationSoftware #HFSS

There’s a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food ads New regulations target the product but not the brand.

New advertising restrictions on #HFSS foods have come into force in the UK, but impact on childhood obesity may never come to fruition... in this piece, @beverleyoh.bsky.social discusses the loophole allowing the food industry to navigate around the restrictions: theconversation.com/theres-a-hug...

New HFSS ad rules made easy It's a watershed moment for HFSS food and drink advertising, with new rules now in place to restrict the marketing of key foodstuffs. But what do they mean in practice? And how will retailers and manu...

It’s a watershed moment for #HFSS food and drink #advertising, with new rules now in place to restrict the marketing of key foodstuffs

But what do they mean in practice? And how will retailers and manufacturers approach the restrictions?

¿Por qué Reino Unido prohibe la publicidad de comida basura? Reino Unido veta la publicidad de comida basura: TV sin anuncios de 5:30 a 21:00 y bloqueo en Internet. Fechas, alcance y excepciones clave. La medida arranca el 5 de enero de 2026 y trae un corte nít...

¿Por qué Reino Unido prohibe la publicidad de comida basura? #ReinoUnido #Publicidad #ComidaBasura #HFSS #ASA #Ofcom #SaludPública #PublicidadDigital #Televisión #ObesidadInfantil #Regulación #Marketing #1deenero #felizjueves donporque.com/reino-unido-...

How HFSS rules will make ad creatives work harder The new HFSS ad guidelines will cramp the style of advertisers but the strictures may also present opportunities to flex the creative muscle

The new #HFSS ad guidelines will cramp the style of advertisers

But the strictures may also present opportunities to flex the creative muscle

Calls to extend junk food crackdown as review finds billboard ban ‘effective’ A report conducted by the Scottish government assessed the ban's effectiveness by looking at the existing evidence on policy implementation in the UK

Health campaign groups urge government to extend incoming #HFSS advertising ban to out of home

It comes after a review found restrictions introduced by local councils were effective in reducing #obesity

Lidl swaps products for people in reflective Christmas ad 2025 🎄

Fruit, veg and turkey rather than typical indulgent confectionery reflects a careful approach following the recent #HFSS restrictions

🔗 Watch the full advert here: https://bit.ly/47nfGXd

1.1. "For many years, it has been well established that consuming a diet that deviates from nutritional recommendations issued by health authorities is a major determinant of risk for chronic diseases."

Nutri-Score is based on #HFSS which has led to many high-carb, low-fat UPF foods on the market.

Vanaf morgen verbiedt het VK duizenden ongezonde snacks uit je timeline en voor 21:00 op tv, plus 2-voor-1-acties in supermarkten. Onderzoek: 8,5% minder kcal halveert obesitas. Slim beleid of betutteling? 💭🇬🇧
#VoedselReclame #GezondLeven #HFSS #proudtoworkatcoke

#HFSS rules will reshape food and drink marketing. Paid social is off the table.

But #PR and brand campaigns are wide open.

We’ve built a playbook for how to adapt – and thrive.

Read here: www.pragencyone.co.uk/media-relati...

What do shock HFSS report authors want the government to do? The first independent report on the HFSS promo ban is out, and after slamming 'botched' plan, its authors want the ban to target all HFSS products

The first independent report on the #HFSS promo ban is out

After slamming ‘botched’ plan, its authors want the ban to target all HFSS products

Domino’s criticised over HFSS ad ‘likely to appeal to children’ The ad was challenged over whether it was from a product that was HFSS and if it was directed at children

Domino’s has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority over an #HFSS advert that was “likely to appeal to children”

Promo study academics meet government to call for extension of HFSS ban The experts will call on the DHSC and Defra to expand the scope of the ban beyond the 13 pre-packaged products covered by the original legislation brought in by the previous government

Promo study academics meet government to call for extension of #HFSS ban

HFSS promotions ban slammed despite reduction in junk food sales Two million fewer junk food items were sold every day. But researchers from the University of Leeds concluded that the ban could have resulted in a much bigger shift

A damning report has revealed how government ministers botched the introduction of the #HFSS promotions ban

And then allowed its impact to be damaged further by almost non-existent enforcement

Junk food “avoids advertising regulation” with top level UK sports sponsorship A BMJ investigation finds more than 90 deals between brands of food or drink that is high in fat, salt, or sugar and sporting entities, amid concerns over such sponsorship’s impact on the UK’s obesity...

Fab @bmj.com article on how unhealthy food industry sidesteps regulation aimed at improving health and our freedom to choose what we eat - so hard when our environment is saturated with their ads. IMO deserves the same outrage as gambling industry sponsorship
#HFSS #CDOH
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Junk food adverts delay quote card

❌ Yet again we see a government caving to industry pressure by delaying advertising restrictions on junk food!

Policymakers know the power of marketing - and unless we protect our children and shift the balance we're going to stay in a cycle of poor diets/health outcomes.

🔗 bit.ly/3PR0Gal
#HFSS

Good work by @bmj.com discussing outdoor #advertising of #junkfood #HFSS. #publichealth and commercial interests:
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

With some reference to our evaluation in Bristol (arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research/pro...).

Over half of ultra-processed foods #UPFs consumed in the UK were also foods high in fat, salt, and sugar #HFSS — either measured by food type or amount of calories —, according to a study published in the @bmj.com. This highlights the need to extend HFSS legislation to cover UPFs, too.

Many snack products aren't as healthy as their marketing suggests❗️ @actionsaltsugar.bsky.social #HFSS

Read the full report: www.actiononsalt.org.uk/salt-surveys...

📺 Interesting debate entitled What can we do about the rise of obesity? on latest BBC Question Time show.

Mention of England CMO Chris Whitty's recommendation for a tax on unhealthy food got a round of applause from the audience!

Full debate (from 46 mins): ➡️ tinyurl.com/4zbxa3hz
#HFSS

Broken Plate report graphic

🥣 Did you know only 3% of breakfast cereals and 5% of yogurts marketed to children are low in sugar?

We'd like retailers to reformulate products and stop marketing unhealthy food to children.

Read more: bit.ly/3PR0Gal
#BrokenPlate #HFSS

#HFSS foods will damage their health throughout their lifetimes. 👧🏻👱🏾‍♀️👵🏼

Suggested measures contain:
🍬restrictions on digital marketing,
🍫 banning licensed characters in packaging
🧃restrictions on product placement,
😎no promotions by influencers
🍭and mandatory front-of-package labelling.

Watchdog backtracks on junk food ad ban as brand loopholes closed Health campaign groups claimed the watchdog's HFSS proposals for junk food advertising had "loopholes big enough to drive a Coca-Cola truck through"

👏 Great to see @adstandards.bsky.social taking action to put children’s health first and close loopholes in guidance on #HFSS food #advertising

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/watchdo...