Thanks to everyone who joined Wednesday’s Food Marketing Workgroup call. Below are several items discussed on the call.
New Studies on Candy Advertising and Targeted Marketing
Jennifer Harris of the Rudd Center discussed these two studies:
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http://uconnruddcenter.org/files/Pdfs/1-s2_0-S0195666315003451-main.pdf
Salud America and AACORN co-authored the second study.
Checkout: Report, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Model Ordinance
Here are the materials related to our discussion of retail marketing and checkout:
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CSPI’s report entitled Temptation at Checkout: The Food Industry’s Sneaky Strategy for Selling More:
http://cspinet.org/temptationatcheckout/
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The alert asking Bed Bath & Beyond to stop pushing candy at checkout:
http://action.cspinet.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1927&ea.campaign.id=40846
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If you’re on Twitter, use this link to
click-to-tweet, “Please @BedBathBeyond, no more candy at checkout. #RethinkCheckout.”
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ChangeLab Solutions’ model checkout ordinance:
http://www.changelabsolutions.org/publications/healthy-checkout-aisle-ord
Transformative Schools Network
Yeshimabeit Milner of The Praxis Project sent these items for the workgroup:
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Transformative Schools Network one-pager (attached)
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Communities Creating Healthy Environments (CCHE) report:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xnaxiwinayoi2g2/CCHE%20Web%20Facing.pdf?dl=0
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Model resolution:
http://healthyschools4all.org/solutions/our-principles/healthy-schools-for-all-resolution/
Upcoming Food Marketing Workgroup Meetings
Please save the date for the following Food Marketing Workgroup phone meetings (all begin at noon PT/3 pm ET):
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Jessica Almy
Senior Nutrition Policy Counsel
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Direct Line: 202.777.8358
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