Campaigners welcome Bristol City Council ban on junk food adverts but demand more
By Adam Postans, Friday Mar 12, 2021
Campaigners have welcomed a Bristol City Council ban on adverts for junk food, booze, gambling and payday loans – but want it to go further.
Cabinet members approved the authority’s first ever advertising and sponsorship policy prohibiting certain products from being displayed on bus shelters, billboards and digital screens it owns.
It could cost the council up to £150,000 in lost revenue but that is deemed a price worth paying for the potential public health benefits.
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