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Brazilian regulator fines Mcdonald’s over Happy Meal promotion

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Brazil
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April 26 2013

The consumer regulatory agency of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has reportedly fined McDonald's US$1.6 million for allegedly marketing to children. Procon SP

CSPI ad criticizes Nickelodeon for airing “junk” food commercials

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 15 2013

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has targeted Nickelodeon and parent company Viacom, Inc. with a full-page "wanted" ad in the

Rudd Center seeks to redefine “child-directed advertising”

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 15 2013

The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity has published a study urging a broader definition of "child-directed" TV advertising than the one currently

Court orders attorney to cease Facebook criticism of halal fraud settlement

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 15 2013

A Michigan court has reportedly entered an order specifying what will appear on the Facebook page of the attorney who filed a complaint seeking

Outdoor food advertising allegedly linked to obesity risk

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 15 2013

A recent study has reportedly identified "a relationship between the percentage of outdoor food advertising and overweightobesity." Lenard Lesser

Bittman condemns Beyoncé’s marketing deal with Pepsi

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 11 2013

According to New York Times food commentator Mark Bittman, Beyoncé Knowles has joined a list of celebrities who have entered endorsement deals

Food fight for Nickelodeon

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 7 2012

In the ongoing battle over whether the government should regulate food ads targeting children, the Food Marketing Workgroup (FMW), a coalition of more than 80 health groups and nutritionists, is putting pressure on Nickelodeon and its parent company, Viacom, to adopt nutrition guidelines for foods marketed to children, particularly foods that license Nickelodeon characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer

Markey requests FTC investigation of energy-drink claims

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 7 2012

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has written a November 30, 2012, letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Jon Leibowitz asking the agency to investigate advertising claims made by energy-drink manufacturers

OPC releases report on self-regulatory marketing in Australia

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Australia
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November 16 2012

The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has sent a report to Australian officials on the country’s current self-regulatory system for food marketing, which OPC has described as “seriously flawed”

Australian health experts urge “junk food” regulations

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Australia
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November 2 2012

Two health experts who recently appeared on Australia’s ABC Lateline have reportedly called for additional government regulation to help combat rising obesity levels