AEF Latest News - December 2004
SPAIN: GOVERNMENT AND TV CHANNELS SIGN AGREEMENT ON CODE ON CHILDREN AND TV
The Spanish government and the chief executives of the national TV channels RTVE, Telecinco, Antena 3, and Sogecable (Canal Plus) signed the 'Agreement for the implementation of rules on TV content and childhood'.
BRAZIL: GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING RESTRICTIONS ON FOOD ADVERTISING TO CHILDREN
According to Reinaldo Guimarães, coordinator of the Science and Technology Department of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, food advertising to children should be restricted in order to help combat the rise of obesity in the country.
US: NGO ORGANISES NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMERCIALISATION OF CHILDHOOD
The national coalition 'Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood' (CCFC) -formerly known as 'Stop Commercial Exploitation to Children' (SCEC) - is organising its 4th Annual Summit to discuss the commercialisation of childhood.
US: CSPI FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 'JUNK-FOOD' ADVERTISING PRACTICES
The Centre of Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has filed a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the practices of the National Geographic Kids Magazine. According to CSPI, the magazine misleads parents by pretending that it is an advertising-free publication.
UK: CAR COMPANIES INCREASINGLY TARGET CHILDREN IN THEIR ADVERTISING
Car manufacturer Honda has joined the recent trend of creating advertising directed to children. The company has asked advertising agency Nexus/H to create children-focused brochures in two parts, one for four- to seven-year-olds, the other for 10-year-olds, for the launch of its new FR-V family car.
NEW ZEALAND: GREEN MP CALLS FOR BAN ON MOBILE PHONE ADVERTISING TO CHILDREN
Sue Kedgley MP, the NZ Green Party Health and Transport Spokesperson, has called on the mobile phone companies to stop targeting children in advertising campaigns.
UK: SURVEY EXAMINES PARENTS' OPINIONS ON FOOD PROMOTIONS IN SCHOOLS
The British Heart Foundation and the National Heart Forum have published the results of research on parents' views regarding food promotions in schools.