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Thursday, March 12th, 2009As part of its efforts to get Mexican authorities to regulate the advertising of food and beverages to children, and to hold industry accountable to its commitments under its recently adopted national code of self-regulation on the issue, the consumer group The Power of the Consumer (EPC) recently released what it calls “awards” recognizing “the […]
Federal Prosecutor Pressures Fast-Food Chains to Suspend Offering Toys with Meals
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) in São Paulo (PRSP) yesterday called for the Burger King, McDonald’s and Bob’s fast food chains to suspend the sale of promotional toys in their restaurants. He gave the companies ten days to meet the “recommendation.” The MPF also called for the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) to take a […]
PAHO to Food Industry: Embrace “Trans-Fat Free Americas”
Friday, September 28th, 2007From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Nutrition Experts Call on Food Industry to Support “Trans Fat Free Americas” Experts on nutrition and public health are calling on leaders in the food industry to speed up the elimination of industrially produced trans fatty acids from the foods they produce and distribute, and to become partners […]
Consumer Protection in LAC V – A Sample Panorama of LAC Consumer News
Friday, May 11th, 2007When I started this series, I promised a five-part overview of consumer protection in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). So far I’ve looked at how consumer agencies and consumer NGOs in the region celebrated World Consumer Rights Day, how intergovernmental bodies have influenced the development of consumer law in the region, the panorama of […]