Of 19 cartoon characters identified in supermarkets by Which?, none of them marketed healthy food and the practice is fuelling the childhood obesity crisis, the report said. Kraft's Moo ...

Cartoon or fictional characters, like Tony the Tiger and the Milky Bar Kid, should no longer be used to promote unhealthy food ... including socio-economic background, ethnicity and educational ...

Tempting children to eat sugar-laden food by using cartoon characters on packaging should be banned, campaigners have urged. A report on the use of popular cartoon characters such as Frosties ...

Children significantly prefer the taste of junk foods branded with licensed cartoon characters on the packaging, compared with the same foods without characters, finds a new study from the Rudd Center ...

Familiar mascots like the Milky Bar Kid, talking M&Ms and the Honey Monster could disappear from shelves and screens under new legislation which would ban companies using child-friendly characters ...

Jamie Oliver has removed a baking tutorial video from his YouTube channel that featured a cartoon after stating that he believes animated characters shouldn’t be used to promote unhealthy food.

Becky lives in Hull with her mother and sister. The family has just £1.20 per person, per day, to spend on food. She created a manga cartoon to describe the challenges of living in food poverty.

Cartoon or fictional characters, like Tony the Tiger and the Milky Bar Kid, should no longer be used to promote unhealthy food ... including socio-economic background, ethnicity and educational ...