The UK Government plans to give the proposed new Food Standards Agency (FSA) powers to rule on nutritional issues and become the main source of public advice about nutrition. A white paper on the FSA is expected by the end of the year, with a draft bill being proposed in March or April 1998. The… Continue reading UK: Food Agency To Have Wide Remit
Mr Jeff Rooker, minister for food safety, has said that the government will ban slimming products from April 1999 unless they meet new labelling and advertising rules designed to prevent false claims. Labels will have to list information such as calories, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals, as well as warnings of possible side effects and… Continue reading UK: Threat Of Ban On Slimming Foods
At last week’s Labour Party conference Mr Frank Dobson, UK secretary of state for health, promised party delegates that “we’ll ban tobacco advertising”. Meanwhile the British-based advertising agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO has started working on behalf of the anti-smoking lobbying group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) to study the loopholes that might emerge… Continue reading UK: Ban Campaign Mobilises
The Commission is today debating a couple of key infringement cases under Article 169 relating to the German Premiums law, the Zugabeverardung and the equivalent Belgian legislation. These laws restrict the use of premiums including Air Miles and American Express (who brought the complaints). These companies offer their card-holders a bonus in the form of… Continue reading EU: Incentive Promotions Infringements
The international advertising network Omnicom have bought the company responsible for British Airways’ new corporate logo, Newell & Sorrell. The Newell & Sorrell design consultancy is to merge with Omnicom’s wholly-owned subsidiary Interbrand UK to create Interbrand Newell & Sorrell (INS). John Sorrell, currently chairman at Newell & Sorrell will become chairman of the new… Continue reading Omnicom Buy Newell & Sorrell
A new policy report from the UK Consumers’ Association – Communications Regulation; making the right connections – proposes a rationalisation of the current regulatory framework for the communications industry as a whole in the UK. It calls for a single regulator that would merge the functions of the ITC, Oftel, the Radio Authority and (possibly)… Continue reading UK: CA Wants Single Regulatory Body
British Telecom are to wait for MCI to make the next move following WorldCom’s counter-bid of $30bn for an MCI merger (subscribers see BT Considers Options. WorldCom’s offer outstrips BT’s by about $7bn and BT are not planning to make a higher competing offer.There is the possibility of a three-way merger deal although a BT… Continue reading BT Puts The Ball In MCI’s Court
The Ordnance Survey has launched a new Website ( http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk) which features samples of a mapping product which covers the entire country at scales of up to fifty inches to one mile. The site hosts a number of further samples of OS services and products as well as information about the company and links to… Continue reading Mapping In Cyberspace
Future Publishing’s PC Plus magazine is to feature a full version of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 4.0 on CD ROM on the cover of the November issue (at newsstands 8 October). The software, which can take over an hour to download from the Internet, is featured free with video tutorials.The December issue also sees £1000’s worth… Continue reading PC Plus Promotions
TuesdayThe Retail Prices Index for August will be announced.NRS data for August will be released and featured on Newsline.ThursdayMonitoring Media Performance conference, City Conference Centre, London.Also this week: Website of the Week will cover the Daily Telegraph ‘s Juiced site and there will also be a Web Round-Up looking at the latest developments in the… Continue reading The Week Ahead
