An Act to Protect Youth from the Health Risks of Sugary Drinks: A factsheet

Fact sheet: food marketing to kids

Food companies market their products to children in a variety of ways. Whether kids see food advertisements on television, in schools, or online, food marketing can impact their food preferences, choices, intake, and purchase requests. Unfortunately, much of the food marketing children are exposed to is for unhealthy food, like sugary drinks and fast food. The U.S. government must act in order to protect children of all ages from unhealthy food and beverage marketing. View the fact sheet to learn more.

Digital Food Marketing to Kids

Policymakers and advocates should work together to promote regulations that protect children from targeted food and beverage marketing

FTC sign-on letter re: Food Marketing Report

The following is a sign-on letter to the Federal Trade Commission reminding the agency that Congress directed the agency to report on the marketing activities and expenditures of the food industry targeted toward children and adolescents by June 29, 2023. Particularly, Congress directed the FTC to investigate food marketing expenditures related to food and beverage marketing targeting children and adolescents of color, digital food and beverage marketing and data practices targeting children and adolescents, and food and beverage advertising on educational technology platforms.

New York State Bill targets predatory food marketing

Letter to FTC re: Request to Investigate Food Marketing to Children

CSPI and numerous other public health organizations and professionals urge the FTC to study 1. marketing expenditures by food and beverage companies to children and adolescents and 2. slotting fees, trade spend and other trade promotion practices in the retail grocery industry.

Healthy Restaurant Children’s Meals Improve Children’s Diets and Health

Restaurants and communities should support parents’ efforts to feed their children well.

Unilever’s doing better by kids. Will the rest of the industry take note?

Industry self-regulation of food marketing to kids is far from perfect, often leaving major loopholes or failing to prove effective. With its recent updates, Unilever is taking steps in the right direction.

New study reveals one way soda and beverage companies market to children

Picture a large public university you may have visited or seen play a sport on television. Can you recall seeing Gatorade merchandise dotting the sidelines? Coca-Cola vending machines across campus? Those products and merchandise are likely there because the university and beverage company signed a pouring rights contract.

Kellogg: Marketing to kids

Demand letter led to Kellogg agreeing to adopt minimum nutrition standards for marketing to children.