Gopichand’s healthy choice

Gopichand is a national hero because he is the only Indian sportsperson who has publicly shunned endorsing soft drinks

How true is Horlicks ad hype on boiled milk?

Experts say advertisement is misleading

Inordinate delay

The nutty affair

Cancer, who cares!

Warnings, pictures showing ill effects of tobacco on packets have not worked

A smile for the camera

At the capitals of three mining hotbeds, AVINASH KUMAR finds a battle to capture public imagination  

Not just water

Mineral or drinking water? Government sets new standards to reorganise the bottled water industry

Celebrities liable for commercials

Consumer protection council sets up committee to regulate contents of advertisements

UK advertising committee widens restrictions on food and drinks ads

Coke choke

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Bad tobacco ads

New Consumer Protection Bill promises a much wider scope

The establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority empowered to take action against defaulters is the most novel feature of the Bill

States’ entry ruffles GM lobby

Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials

Nicotine anywhere

Tobacco manufacturer ITC exploits legal loopholes to openly advertise and sell nicotine gums

Beauty and the beast

Cosmetics in India are tainted with toxic heavy metals, shows a study by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment. It’s …

Ramadoss does a turnaround on cola controversy

Commercial breach

Sugar-stricken

Reducing the intake of sugar as per the World Health Organization's recommendation is a must to lower the risk of non-communicable diseases

A can of worms

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Don't ignore the deadly sign

Government buckles under pressure from tobacco industry and halts order on large pictorial warnings on tobacco products. Will profit prevail over …

The shifting smoke of tobacco

Now healthy ads sell junk food

Commercials mislead consumers by shifting the focus from poor nutrition to physical exercise

Neo-addiction

Youngsters are getting hooked on flavoured e-cigarettes. Studies belie manufacturers’ claims

Junk games and school children

World Health assembly to discuss fat issues