Federal Trade Commission said last week that it won’t restrict food ads targeting children.
FTC Chairman Timothy Muris made the comment last week as part of a panel discussion on kids’ marketing at the Time/ABC News Summit on Obesity in Williamsburg, VA. Muris said debates on ad restrictions are “a distraction. There are a lot of things government can do, but getting kids to stop nagging parents [from buying things] isn’t one of them,” according to news reports.
Other panel members were Ann Fudge, chairman-CEO of Young and Rubicam Brands; Kraft Foods exec VP Michael Mudd; Nickelodeon exec VP Marva Smalls; Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest; and Marion Nestle, author of “Food Politics” and a critic of food marketing.
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