Junk food ad ban ‘will prevent an estimated 20,000 cases of childhood obesity’

The Government confirmed the laying of secondary legislation for the ban on Tuesday.

Junk food adverts will be banned before the watershed on TV and online from 2025 — Junk food adverts will be banned before the watershed on TV and online from 2025 (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

By Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent

December 03, 2024 at 9:28am GMT

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Junk food ad ban ‘will prevent an estimated 20,000 cases of childhood obesity’