An analysis of the content of food industry pledges on marketing to children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15095077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Hawkes (0000-0002-5091-878X, City, University of London, corresponding author), Jennifer L Harris (0000-0002-2155-3021, Yale University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1403-1414 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980011000607 |
| PMID | 21718588 |
| OpenAlex | W2057792711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 4 |
Objective To identify pledges made by the food industry to change food marketing to children worldwide, examine their content and discuss their potential to reduce the harmful effects of food marketing to children. Design A search for pledges and specific commitments made by participating companies and a content analysis of their scope and criteria used to define the marketing covered or excluded. Setting Global. Subjects Food industry pledges. Results Between 2005 and 2009, the food industry developed thirteen pledges on food marketing to children, involving fifty-two food companies. Two of the pledges were global, two were regional and nine applied to specific countries. Three were specific to the soft drinks industry and to the fast-food industry, with the rest being food industry wide. Ten of the pledges required companies to publish individual commitments; a total of eighty-two such commitments were published, many of which extended beyond the minimum standards set in the pledges. All pledges included definitions of children and child-targeted media, as well as the communication channels and marketing techniques covered, and permitted companies to set criteria for foods that are exempted from any restrictions. There were many similarities between the pledges and individual commitments; however, there were also many differences. Conclusions The development of pledges on food marketing to children in such a short span of time is impressive. However, limitations and inconsistencies in the pledges and commitments suggest that the food industry has a long way to go if its pledges are to comprehensively reduce the exposure and power of marketing to children
Advertising · Business · Food industry · Food marketing · Food processing · Political science · Publication · Scope (computer science · Child and Adolescent Health · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Law · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
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| Citations per year | 1,73 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |