Over 400 school and college students participate in Quarterathon for a cause of public health
Denounce junk food. Support the cause of public health.
Dr Dileep Mavalankar, Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar
The Scottish public health minister has called for a ban on junk food advertisements before 9 PM in UK. The ban is proposed to extend to the whole of United Kingdom.
Earlier, the broadcasting regulatory body Ofcom had banned advertisement of food products containing high sugar, salt and fat content in children’s programmes.
Calls for other states to follow suit