Thailand revives bill to shield children from junk-food marketing

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is reviving a draft law aimed at protecting children from the marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks, as authorities seek to tackle rising childhood obesity and reduce the long-term risk of non-communicable diseases, or NCDs. According to a ministry report, the Department of Health has prepared the Draft Food and Beverage Marketing Control Act Affecting Children’s Health, B.E. …, designed to introduce concrete measures to shield children from marketing for products considered harmful to their health, especially foods and beverages high in fat, sugar and/or sodium, commonly referred to as HFSS products. The draft’s core […]...

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