The ASA has had a positive flurry of activity on high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) food ads, delivering rulings in no less than 4 cases on 8 August. Nicky Strong and Ashley Borthwick, of the law firm ...

Anxiety about the state of the UK’s health, especially the stubbornly high rate of childhood obesity, has long shaped the UK’s approach to regulating food and drink advertising. But early 2026 marked ...

FDF leader Karen Betts said the planned switch to the 2018 model would lead to huge swathes of products effectively being ...

What is HFSS and why are these regulations coming into force? Henry Dimbleby, leader of the Government’s National Food Strategy and co-founder of Leon Restaurants provides some background on the ...

Supermarket promotions in West Calder, Scotland. Credit: Loch Earn / Shutterstock.com: The Scottish government has published proposals to ban the promotion of products high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS ...

The UK has said that it is going to restrict marketing, promotion and in-store placement for products that are considered high in fat, sugar and salt. Who will emerge as the winners and losers from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mince pies are usually a key part of Christmas feasts. (Getty Images) (creacart via Getty Images) Mince pies are probably the food ...

HFSS foods are notorious for their high calorie content, contributing significantly to weight gain and obesity (Image: Canva) HFSS foods include a wide range of processed and packaged items designed ...

Media watchdog Ofcom has said that it is ‘satisfied’ with the current restrictions placed on television advertising of food and drink, exposed to children. Publishing the outcome of its final review ...

The new restrictions that are set to come into place on foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) in the UK will drive ‘meaningful disruption’ for food makers and retailers with high levels of ...