WHO IS SUPPOSED TO UNDERSTAND THAT?Özdemir’s new advertising ban quark for sweets
Germany in crisis mode - and the government is concerned with when children watch TV... Food Minister Cem Özdemir (57, Greens) is planning a ban on advertising, including on TV, for certain foods (sweets, ice cream, etc.). And always creates confusion. ► Times: Özdemir initially wanted a daily advertising ban from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Now he plans from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturdays. And on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. ► Places: Advertising for ice cream etc. should be banned within a radius of 100 meters around schools and daycare centers. BUT: It is still allowed on playgrounds, sports fields etc. What a curd! The justification for the confusion surrounding the ban on advertising: combating obesity in children. “Broad bans and paternalism” Now criticism is pouring down: Gitta Connemann (59), head of the Mittelstandsunion, goes on the barricades: "Özdemir's concessions do not solve the basic problem: he does not rely on the pe...