Question:
Should companies be accountable for advertising unhealthy foods to children?
In 2007, many of the major food companies banded together and pledged to stop advertising unhealthy foods to children. According to Children Now’s latest report, The Impact of Industry Self-Regulation on the Nutritional Quality of Foods Advertised on Television to Children finds that nearly three out of four (72.5%) of the food advertised to children on television are from the poorest nutritional category. The industry is not living up to their promise.
Read the recently released report and let us know your thoughts on this topic, below.
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1st
Try using this as a learning opportunity for a child. Making it a fun game. Help write a commercial about their favorite toy or food using adjectives and describitve words. Mention other kinds of products they can sell. This ia business that focus on a persons senses,emotions and the power of persuasion. Give examples of product slogans that are familer to a child. This all to take away your choice away and to convimce you to buy a clients advertisment. it will make you better looking, go faster, feel a certain way, have the best car,bike….
2nd
We can take back the power by setting a good example stop buying un healthy foods or watching progams they advertise on. I remember not long ago parents were trying to remove soda, chips, and candy from school lunches now they are all gone.
Children will become more important,as soon as it effect their companies bottom line.
I think that the new proposed tax on unhealthy soda and drinks is necessary for people to wake up and realize that these drinks are not good for you.
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