Welcome to “the last bite,” an end-of-week food and ag roundup from the Minnesota Star Tribune. Reach out to business reporter Brooks Johnson at [email protected] to share your news and ...

Food ads for kids, and on-screen exposure to tobacco for adults, are still a thing. Two studies suggest that the little ones are bombarded with junk food commercials, and adults are stumbling over ...

Adverts for popular breakfast staples like porridge, muesli and crumpets will soon be banned under the UK’s strict new junk food advertising rules. The legislation, aimed at tackling childhood obesity ...

Just five minutes of exposure to junk food advertising can lead children to consume an additional 130 calories daily, equivalent to a small chocolate bar, according to new research. The study, ...

Government regulation of the tobacco industry, including advertising restrictions and warning labels, has significantly reduced smoking rates. Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic, linked to the ...

A US consumer advocacy group has filed a complaint against food and beverage giant The Kraft Heinz Company (NYSE: KHC) for disparaging fruits and vegetables in a series of print and television ads ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) --If you're planning your Super Bowl menu, chances are some of your choices were influenced by ads you've seen on NFL broadcasts over the past season. You may have chips and ...

Data from DAIVID suggests that the new HFSS (high in fat, salt or sugar) rules are taking a bite out of Christmas ads. This ...

(CNN) — This Super Bowl Sunday, keep an eye out for bad calls, fouls and dangerous sodium levels. Foods advertised in National Football League commercials contain an average of nearly 40% of the daily ...

A report conducted by the Scottish government assessed the ban's effectiveness by looking at the existing evidence on policy ...