Cartoon characters will be banned on some food
Candy and chocolate companies in the UK may have to stop using cartoon characters on their products. The health groups said many food companies use characters from Peppa Pig and Disney on their packaging(包装).
The health groups said 51 per cent of products using cartoon characters were unhealthy for children. The groups are asking the government to stop the use of these characters to sell unhealthy products to children.
They are Action on Sugar, Action on Salt and the Children's Food Campaign. They noticed the nutrition(营养) content of 526 products that were aimed at children. The Peppa Pig Candy Bites were among the worst products. These contained 99 per cent sugar. Dr Kather Hashem, an expert from the Action on Sugar group, said, "It's shocking that companies are exploiting the health of our children by using cartoon characters on their high-sugar food and drink products, especially on chocolates and sweets. "
Health is important for us, so we should stay away from the rubbish food.
| A. The products were very high in fat, sugar and salt. B. Their cartoon characters are harmful to children. C. They use the characters to get children to buy chocolate and candies. D. I believe these they do have already been hard to resist(抵制)for children. E. The products' packaging had colorful cartoon characters to interest children. F. There are three groups trying to get a ban on cartoon characters on chocolate and candy. |
