New F&B advertising code to enhance protections for children

A coalition of Canada’s largest advertisers, food and beverage brands, manufacturers, and restaurants have announced their commitment to a comprehensive Code and Guide to govern the advertising of food and beverage products to children. The commitment was made by four leading industry associations on behalf of their members: the Association of Canadian Advertisers; Canadian Beverage […]

Grocery code of practice proposed to address unfair market

Is a grocery code of practice a good idea? That’s the question being discussed at the moment across Canada. Canada’s second-largest grocery retailer, Empire, and an industry group representing food manufacturers recently agreed to a draft grocery code of practice that they say takes aim at unfairness in the market. Food, Health & Consumer Products […]