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TV junk food ads to be banned before 9pm from next year

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77% Informative

Ban on junk food adverts being shown on TV before 21:00 will come into force on 1 October 2025 .

Health Minister Andrew Gwynne said the government wanted "to tackle the problem head on" The pre-watershed ban was a pledge in Labour 's manifesto during this year 's election.

VR Score

81

Informative language

81

Neutral language

70

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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