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Article

21 Jan 2011

Author:
Jonathan Lynn, Reuters

WHO [World Health Organization] recommends food marketing curbs for child obesity

Governments must work with industry to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, sugar and…fats targeted at children to tackle an epidemic of obesity…The call is part of a focus on combating non-communicable diseases…that are a growing cause of premature death in poor countries…The World Health Organization…has been discussing how to make use of the leaders' attention, and a set of new recommendations tackling marketing of harmful food to children…WHO officials consulted leading companies in the sector - Coca-Cola...Bimbo, General Mills, Kellogg, Kraft, McDonald's, Mars, Nestle, Pepsico [and] Unilever...The companies agreed to draw up a code of conduct and committed not to market unhealthy products to children under the age of 12…[T]he WHO…[highlighted] the importance of governments monitoring the implementation of any agreements reached with the industry…