No ads of junk food on London buses, Tube

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London: London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Friday that junk food advertising will be banned on the city’s entire public transportation network from February, as part of a plan to tackle childhood obesity, CNN reported.

Restrictions will come into force February 25 and will cover all advertising for foods and nonalcoholic drinks high in fat, salt and sugar. This will include products such as chocolate bars, sugary drinks and burgers.

Khan proposed the ban in May and the mayor’s online discussion platform, Talk London, received 1,500 responses to the consultation, with an 82 per cent approval rating for the proposal. Khan described the crisis of childhood obesity as a “ticking timebomb.”

“It’s clear that advertising plays a huge part in the choices we make, whether we realise it or not, and Londoners have shown

Restrictions will come into force February 25, 2019, and will cover all advertising for foods and non- alcoholic drinks high in fat, salt and sugar, and products like chocolate bars, etc.

overwhelming support for a ban on adverts for junk food and drink on our transport network,” he said in a statement.

“It’s completely unacceptable that in a city as prosperous as London, where you live and the amount you earn can have a massive impact on whether you have access to healthy, nutritious food. I’m determined to change this,” he added.

Khan’s announcement was welcomed by leading health campaigners, including chef Jamie Oliver, who described the move as “amazing.”— Agencies