The government has published its consultation on banning advertisements for a huge range of perfectly normal foods, by any company, online ever again. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/total-restriction-of-online-advertising-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss/introducing-a-total-online-advertising-restriction-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss
Introducing a total online advertising restriction for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS)

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/total-restriction-of-online-advertising-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss/introducing-a-total-online-advertising-restriction-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss
The scope of the ban is extraordinary. Let's say you make jam or pies, for example. You won't be able to advertise them on your own website, nor will you be able to promote them in an email or in a text message. Google Adwords are also banned. đŸ€Ș https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/total-restriction-of-online-advertising-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss/introducing-a-total-online-advertising-restriction-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss
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The benevolent government will allow you to put your products on your own website if you stick to "factual claims". Just don't say they're delicious or a bargain.
Even in death, Public Health England are still winning.
There is no legal definition of 'junk food', so what does the government use as the nearest legal equivalent? The answer may surprise you. https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SNOWDON-JUNK-FOOD-FINAL-002.pdf
The government had due warning about what would happen if they gave in to the fanatics on this. The Farmdrop episode last year was a perfect case study. https://life.spectator.co.uk/articles/the-unintended-consequences-of-the-junk-food-advertising-ban/
The unintended consequences of the ‘junk food’ advertising ban | Spectator Life

It’s only been a week since Sadiq Khan’s ill-conceived ban on ‘junk food’ advertising across London’s public transport network came


https://life.spectator.co.uk/articles/the-unintended-consequences-of-the-junk-food-advertising-ban/
And then there were the hilarious efforts by Transport for London to comply with their own regulation. https://life.spectator.co.uk/articles/the-true-absurdity-of-the-junk-food-advertising-ban-revealed/
The true absurdity of the ‘junk food’ advertising ban, revealed | Spectator Life

A little known fact about Transport for London’s ban on ‘junk food’ advertising is that a company doesn’t have to


https://life.spectator.co.uk/articles/the-true-absurdity-of-the-junk-food-advertising-ban-revealed/
A thread of food products that the government promotes as the best of Britain while simultaneously classifying them as “junk”. https://twitter.com/cjsnowdon/status/1286678298735583232?s=21 https://twitter.com/cjsnowdon/status/1286678298735583232
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