From 5 January 2026, the HFSS advertising ban has come into effect - with a significant impact on online retailers.

Junk food adverts will be banned on television and online from Monday as part of a drive to tackle childhood obesity. The UK-wide ban will stop food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) being ...

A ban on ads featuring High-Fat, Salt and Sugar products, also known as the Less Healthy Food ad ban, rolled out in the UK ...

As the UK tightens the noose on junk food marketing, India's silence grows louder—raising whether public health or corporate ...

First introduced in 2007 and ramping up in the last few years, several restrictions have been put in place in the UK to limit the promotion and advertising of food and drink products that are high in ...

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 ...

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With advertising restrictions imminent, it’s becoming more difficult to interest buyers in HFSS products. How are brands responding? It’s tough being a challenger brand. Tight budgets, long hours, the ...

McVitie’s has expanded its non-HFSS Digestives lineup with an “on-trend” cinnamon biscuit. Billed as offering “a comforting twist to a familiar favourite,” The Light One Golden Cinnamon (rsp: ...