Response to Sustain Report: ‘Children’s food and health’

All the major trade bodies for the food and advertising industries today pledged a joint approach to helping find solutions to food and health problems such as obesity. This approach will build on the recent, first-ever, joint submission to Government on its Food and Health Problem Analysis.

In a joint statement they said:

"We welcome the FSA's recent discussion paper on possible options regarding the promotion and advertising of foods and we look forward to taking part in this most important initiative. The manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and farming sectors will work together with the advertising industry to be part of the solution to the problems of obesity and other food and health related issues. Only by working together, industry, Government, health professionals and educators, can we move forward to practical,realistic solutions which help consumers."

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Notes to editors

BHA – British Hospitality Association

BRC – British Retail Consortium

FAU – Food Advertising Unit

FDF – Food and Drink Federation

NFU – National Farmer’s Union

ISBA – Incorporated Society of British Advertisers

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