Call for ban on peak time junk food ads

TV ads for junk food should be banned during peak viewing times for children according to a doctor and Fianna Fáil TD.

Deputy Jimmy Devins said that restrictions on unhealthy food advertisements, similar to proposals due to come into force in Britain, should be introduced in Ireland.

The TV regulator in Britain, Ofcom, has been ordered by the London government to restrict advertising of unhealthy food during children’s peak viewing times.