FTC: Kids target of $1.6 billion in food ads

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Max Robinson 5 prepares to eat an Oreo cookie which is made by Kraft Foods in Palo Alto Calif. Monday July 28 2008. Kraft Foods Inc. reported growth in the second quarter Monday as consumers undeterred by price increases abandon restaurants for less  ...
Max Robinson, 5, prepares to eat an Oreo cookie, which is made by Kraft Foods, in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, July 28, 2008. Kraft Foods Inc. reported growth in the second quarter Monday, as consumers, undeterred by price increases, abandon restaurants for less costly meals at home and the company benefits from its restructuring plan. The nation\'s largest food and beverage maker is also benefiting from price increases, saying it has raised its prices, on average, 7 percent in the most recent quarter. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- Imagine Superman promoting fresh fruits and vegetables instead of a cereal. Children are confronted with such a barrage of advertising for food and drink - much of it unhealthy - that the entertainment industry should take steps to tie popular TV and movie characters to more nutritional products, the Federal Trade Commission says.


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