Friday, 21 December 2012

Firms spend less to pitch to kids, foods slightly better: U.S. FTC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food companies spent considerably less to advertise to children in 2009 than they did in 2006, although the foods that were pitched were only slightly more nutritious, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a report out on Friday. The FTC, in a survey of data from industry, found that companies spent $1.79 billion to advertise to children aged 2 to 17 in 2009, down almost 20 percent, on an inflation-adjusted basis, from $2.1 billion three years earlier. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..


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