Reach and public health implications of proposed new food marketing regulation in Germany

Leibinger, Anna ; Holliday, Nicole ; Huizinga, Oliver; Klinger, Carmen ; Okanmelu, Elochukwu ; Geffert, Karin ; Rehfuess, Eva und Philipsborn, Peter von (2024): Reach and public health implications of proposed new food marketing regulation in Germany. An updated analysis. In: European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 34, No. 6: pp. 1109-1111

Abstract

Advertising for unhealthy foods adversely affects children’s food preferences and intake. The German government published plans to restrict such advertising in February 2023 and has revised them several times since. We assess the reach of the current draft from June 2023, and discuss its public health implications. We show that across 22 product categories covered by the current draft law, the median share of products permitted for marketing to children stands at 55%, with an interquartile range of 11–73%. Resistance from industry groups and from within government poses hurdles and leaves the prospects of the legislation uncertain.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Medicine > Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 1101-1262
• Language: English