Sanders Proposal Bans Unhealthy Food Ads That Target Kids, Mandates Warning Labels

Senate health committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and two Democrats are floating a new bill that would require warning labels on ultra-processed and sugar-sweetened foods and beverages with the aim of tackling childhood diabetes and obesity and ban advertisements of “junk food” directed at children under 12. The bill “ Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2024 ,” introduced Friday (April 19), would require FDA to direct the industry to include boxed warnings regarding health and nutrient hazards for children, such...