He also, and more importantly, promised to introduce a ban on online junk food advertising aimed at children. A study by Ipsos MRBI for the Irish Heart Foundation has found that 76% of people would welcome a ban on celebrities promoting junk food. A study by Ipsos MRBI for the Irish Heart Foundation has found that 76% of people would welcome a ban on celebrities promoting junk food. It is time, too, to realise that much of today’s food industry is at the point tobacco was maybe 30 years ago. Should that realisation become widespread and change habits, it would be a thoroughly positive Pauline conversion we could all celebrate, whether Boris introduces the ban on junk food ads or not.

Source: Irish Examiner April 23, 2021 07:56 UTC