ITV and inappropriate adverts

gringo50

As i understand Ofcom have announced a Ban on junk food advertising from the end of January when the targeted audience is children.
So today i settle down with my 9 year old to watch all the childrens programmes as it is the first Saturday of Febuary and to my amazement the line up of adverts included McDonalds, A new type of cereal from cocopops (yummy all covered in choclate) and a frosties advert surely these are inappropriate adverts or am i wrong?.
I will be ringing Ofcom on Monday what do you think they will say?.
The news article is here that explains http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6154600.stm.

DjP

Err that was the idea ...

alas McDonald's sell salads - so they avoided the ban

there was uproar about this at the time - I seem to remember

not sure how true the above is - but I did read it recently that McD's and others avoided it as they weren't 'junk' food

but anyway - it's going to be fazed in to 2008 so it didn't happen over night

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1950542,00.html

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trisontana

One silly side effect of this ban is that cheese has been classified as a junk food. Our local TV news had an interview with a maker of very high quality Stilton cheese saying they cannot advertise on TV till after 9pm.

Morglin

I hate the adverts for sanitary protection, vaginal thrush, piles and the one where the child is on the loo yelling about no air freshener........they always appear at meal times.:eek: :eek:

Toooooooooo much information, I think.:mad:

I also agree that all ads for junk foods should be banned around kids.

In fact, they should be banned, full stop.

Lin

catz747

I think it's all gone a bit weird, I can't ever remember pesting my parents for something that was advertised on the TV when I was little. Adverts were there for loo breaks, making drinks or talking between the program, something to be ignored completely.

Darksun

Complaints about adverts should be directed to the Advertising Standards Agency rather than Ofcom.

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Morglin wrote:

I hate the adverts for sanitary protection, vaginal thrush, piles and the one where the child is on the loo yelling about no air freshener........they always appear at meal times.:eek: :eek:

Toooooooooo much information, I think.:mad:

I also agree that all ads for junk foods should be banned around kids.

In fact, they should be banned, full stop.

Lin

Lol just as I was reading this the advert with the kid on the loo appeared on tv. It must be the best advert at dissuading me to buy something. Badly acted, voice-overed and downright freaky !

pink_phantom

I don't like that advert for that new barbie with the doggie that poops. It comes with it's own poop scoop and shows the little turds being picked up. gross.

sexyeyes83

catz747 wrote:

I think it's all gone a bit weird, I can't ever remember pesting my parents for something that was advertised on the TV when I was little. Adverts were there for loo breaks, making drinks or talking between the program, something to be ignored completely.

:T Completely agree with you

trisontana

catz747 wrote:

I think it's all gone a bit weird, I can't ever remember pesting my parents for something that was advertised on the TV when I was little. Adverts were there for loo breaks, making drinks or talking between the program, something to be ignored completely.

And if you have got Sky+ or a Freeview PVR you can skip through the adverts . An even better idea.

C_Ronaldo

they may nt class mcdonalds as junk food but its still unhealthy food