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... impact on children of marketing of foods
high in saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, free sugars, or salt.
2. Given that the effectiveness of marketing is a function of exposure and power, the ...
TheStanMarkprojectbringstogetherresearchers and policy‐makerstodevelopasetofstandards
for marketing foods and beveragesconsistentwiththeresolutionoftheWorldHealthAssembly.
Objectives
ConveneaseriesofmeetingsinEurope and theUSAtobringtogetherkeymembersofthescientific
researchcommunity and policy‐makingcommunitytoconsiderhow marketing food and beverages
mayaffectchildren’shealth.
Identifycurrent‘bestpractice’approachestothecontrolof marketing, includingmeasuresnot
specificallyaddressingfood
and beverage marketing, ornotspecificallydirectedtotheprotectionof
children.
Exploretheuseofstandards and marketing codestoinfluencecommercialactivity,including
standardsfromotherindustrialsectors.
Proposeasetofstandardstoformthebasisforacross‐bordercodeof marketing offoods and
beverages.
Developweb‐basedresourcesforpolicydevelopmentconcerningfood and beverage marketing to
children and relatedmaterialstosupportpolicydevelopment.
Projectpartners
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border marketing, usinginternet,satellite, and productplacementinimportedprogrammes,
isnotamenabletocontrolbyasinglejurisdiction.
Inresponsetopublicconcern,civilsocietyorganisationshaveproposedstandardswhich
wouldapplytocommercialoperatorsinallcountries and therebyprotectchildrenwhether
ornotthelocalregulatoryenvironmentwasabletodoso.Suchstandardswouldhave
considerablemoralauthority and wouldactasa‘soft’regulatoryprocessakintotheforms
ofgovernanceknowninEuropeastheOpenMethodofCoordination,i.e.theyrelyon
identificationofgood and badpractices and publicitytoencouragehighstandards.
InMay2010the63
rd
WorldHealthAssemblyof193governmentsendorsedasetof
recommendationson marketing offoods and non‐alcoholicbeveragestochildren and called
forinternationalactiontoreducetheimpactonchildrenofthe marketing offoodsor
beverageshighinsaturatedortransfats,freesugarsorsalt(HSTFSS).
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recommendationsformedpartoftheWorldHealthOrganization’sglobalstrategyforthe
prevention and controlofnon‐communicablediseases.TheAssemblyurgedmember
nationstotakeactiontoreduceboththeexposureofchildrento, and thepowerof,
marketing forsuchfoods.
However,nationalgovernmentsmaynotbeabletocontrolallthe marketing practicesthat
influenceachild’sdiet. Marketing opportunitiesarisewhenTVchannelsarereceivedfrom
sourcesoutsidenationalboundaries,whenInternetaccessislargelyunmediated,when
sponsoredsportingeventsaretransmittedglobally, and whenfilms and videogamesare
tradedacrossnationalborders.Itfollowsthatasetofuniversalstandardscanhelpto
ensurethatthe marketing ofHSTFSSproductscanfullycomplywiththeWorldHealth
Assembly’srecommendations.
Universal marketing standardshavefurtherbenefits.Restricted marketing canserveto
equalisethecompetitiveenvironmentforcompaniesofdifferentsizes.Froman
enforcementviewpoint,aset
ofuniversalstandardscansupportnationalauthorities,the
privatesector and civilsocietytoensurecompliance and torespondtoinfringements.
Further,wherenationalauthoritiesdonothavethecapacitytoensurechildren and
adolescentsareprotectedfromlocalorcross‐border marketing offoods and beverages,a
setofinternationally‐agreedstandardscanensureacommon,minimumlevelofprotection
foryoungpeopleinallnations.
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WHO,2010.63
rd
WorldHealthAssembly.http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA63/A63_R14‐
en.pdf.Seealsohttp://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/recsmarketing/en/index.html
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