UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

Post by akira2501 » Sun, Dec 08, 2024, 10:18 PM UTC

whycome wrote: post #42

mentalgear wrote: post #2

I hope other countries take action soon. It's deeply irresponsible how we allow advertisements and Big Sugar/Fast Food companies to exploit colorful cartoon characters and misleading health claims to hook people—especially children—on excessive sugar and fat consumption. This not only fosters unhealthy eating habits but also conditions them to crave specific branded flavors from an early age.

Are adults not allowed to like colourful cartoon characters? Fruit flavours?

Post by akira2501 » Sun, Dec 08, 2024, 10:19 PM UTC

ApolloFortyNine wrote: post #13

I could see supporting with this, but it does seem like an abuse of the 'for the children' argument for this. Children pretty much have to eat what you give them until they get a job. Also some chicken nuggets are bad, but some average a gram of protein per 10 calories, which is a pretty good ratio, and especially for frozen food. Can't help but think this is too broad.

Post by justincormack » Sun, Dec 08, 2024, 10:22 PM UTC

ahoka wrote: post #98

derriz wrote: post #68

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I'm pretty sure all gambling winnings are tax free in the UK? Thank the power of the horse racing/gaming/gambling lobby. Many years ago when I lived there, I had an IG Index account - who market themselves as a "financial spread betting" service. At the time, you could buy/sell futures and options with them but it was presented in a way that emphasized that you were "spread betting" - but the mechanics were the exact…

No gambling taxes? Must be a money laundering heaven.

Post by akira2501 » Sun, Dec 08, 2024, 10:22 PM UTC

Krutonium wrote: post #40

tomp wrote: post #12

Wow, what's wrong with burgers? I mean, certainly you can get bad meat, and maybe it's easier to conceal in a burger than in a steak, but ... how about literally all other processed meat that is invariably processed more than burgers? Salami, sausages, hot dogs, ... I personally love burger, and consider it one of the finest foods. Fortunately, there's a very easy way to know the quality of a burger - if they ask you…

In Canada, it's outright illegal to sell a burger medium done. If you get caught, your restaurant will be closed for a couple weeks minimum, along with a hefty fine. It must be fully cooked, or not served.

Post by hermitcrab » Sun, Dec 08, 2024, 10:25 PM UTC

optimalsolver wrote: post #10

jsheard wrote: post #5

Can we do gambling ads next? We banned tobacco ads and then seemingly forgot the lesson that it's actually bad to let advertisers shove addictive and self-destructive products in the publics face, including to former addicts at risk of relapse.

>Can we do gambling ads next? As long as we ban ads for stock trading platforms (i.e. gambling for the professional classes) at the same time.