Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Childhood Obesity: Discussion
9:30 am
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Obviously, there is a responsibility on these huge companies in terms of marketing and how they sell these products but it seems to be the wild west in terms of how this food is actually marketed. If you go into a supermarket, it is like they play mind games with you, especially children when they go into this space. We obviously have to go in because it is a necessary evil. However, if you look around, it is absolute madness what is going on in terms of how food is placed and marketed towards young children.