Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Blair threatens junk food ad ban
Tony Blair has said he would consider banning the advertising of junk food to children to boost public health.
The prime minister said he wanted to give the food industry a chance to prove it could regulate its own ads.
But if in a year's time new guidelines were judged not to be working he would consider legislation, he told the BBC.
Media regulator Ofcom is consulting on restricting junk food ads but has already ruled out the option of a pre-9pm broadcast ban.
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