THE advertising and marketing industries have breathed a sigh of relief after the federal government decided against a big crackdown on food and alcohol marketing, but public health advocates vow the fight is far from over.
Marketers were bracing for a range of government restrictions that would have hampered their ability to market food and alcohol brands, including the possible end of self-regulation.
Despite wide-ranging recommendations proposed by an influential government-appointed committee including University of Melbourne's Professor Rob Moodie and professor of health policy at Curtin University Mike Daube, Canberra has stuck with the status quo in what is seen as a win for advertising agencies and their food, beverage and alcohol clients. . . . . . .
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