The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on August 19, 2021 has issued Draft the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising & Claims) Amendment Regulations, 2021 to further amend the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising & Claims) Regulations, 2018. In Schedule II-A which specifies “Edible Vegetable Oil and Claims”, …
With its three-month pursuit of Yahoo at an end, Microsoft is back where it started: far behind Google, the undisputed online-advertising leader. For years, Microsoft has been striving for a bigger share of the billions of advertising dollars migrating online. Buying Yahoo would have gone a long way to make …
A television advertisement for a heart stent that promotes the product's potential benefits but seems to play down the medical risks may deceive the public and should be reviewed by federal regulators, according to a commentary in The New England Journal of Medicine. The 60-second ad for the Cypher stent, …
Of the many issues that will be discussed at the 61st World Health Assembly in Geneva this month, prevention and control of non-communicable diseases is what the food industry will be following closely. Its future, and growth plan, will depend on the outcome of the deliberations in Geneva. The World …
A tv advert for Nutella has been withdrawn in the uk after the country's advertising watchdog ruled that it exaggerated the hazelnut spread's nutritional value. The commercial showed several mothers giving their children Nutella on toast with a voiceover saying it could be part of a balanced breakfast. The voiceover …
From June 24, all packets of tobacco products will carry pictorial warnings in a bid to deter people from smoking. The Union health ministry has issued the final notification, according to which 40% of the space on tobacco packs will have to carry the warnings. While cigarette and beedi packs …
Minister for Information and Broadcasting P R Dasmunsi on Tuesday told Lok Sabha that the Government planned to take action against surrogate advertising resorted to by tobacco and liquor companies. According to a recent notification (dated February 25, 2008) that amended the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, no advertisement would …
The government of South Australia is planning to ban junk food advertising in children's viewing times. The province's Health Minister John Hill says the government will implement a voluntary ban first, but if that does not curb the number of advertisements, then it will legislate. Hill says banning advertising of …
This is a message that has both sermons and promises. "Stop polluting the Yamuna now,' it says. We don't have to look far for the target of this admonition. Alongside is a non-descript person washing clothes in a river that is more likely to soil them. The promise then: "We …
Three years ago, an international treaty took effect that was designed to help developing countries resist aggressive marketing by big tobacco companies. The idea was that if a large number of countries committed themselves to the same tobacco control policies - including bans on all advertising and promotion - they …
Consumer rights groups in the country have come out against surreptitious advertising by cola companies. Sixty such organizations have come together to constitute the Indian chapter of the Global Dump Soft Drinks Campaign, which demands that governments curb advertising of sugar-rich beverages, especially those targeting children under 16. The campaign …
