UK begins ban on junk food ads on daytime TV and online
A burger from a popular fast food outlet is shown in this image. — AFP LONDON: New regulations come into effect Monday in Britain banning daily TV and online ads for so-called junk food, in what the government calls a “world-leading move” to tackle childhood obesity. The ban – targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar – is expected to remove up to 7.2 billion calories from children’s diets each year, according to the health ministry. The ads, shown before 9 p.m. and anytime online, would reduce the number of children living with obesity by 20,000 and



