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Junk food ads will be banned on TV before 9pm with tougher online restrictions

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Junk food adverts will be subject to a 9pm television watershed from the end of next year, the government has announced.

This rule is for advertisements of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) and will also see heavier online restrictions. The new rules apply to TV and UK on-demand programmes, as well as restrictions on paid-for advertising of HFSS foods online as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to tackle unhealthy eating habits at source.

But there will be exemptions for small businesses with 249 employees or fewer. READ MORE: Woman 'addicted to food' had 75 per cent of her stomach removed - now she looks like a different person The

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