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Bill wants to ban toys with snacks of toast

03/09/2012

Bill by Senator Eduardo Amorim was approved on Tuesday (28) in the Committee on Environment, Consumer Protection and Surveillance and Control and still go through two more committees in the Senate before going to the House
 
Passed the CMA (Committee on the Environment, Consumer Protection and Regulation and Control) on Tuesday (28/8) the bill (PLS 144/2012) of Senator Eduardo Amorim (UP PSC) that aims at End of toys as gifts associated with the purchase of food. The bill applies to fast food chains, restaurants or other establishments that sell food, which would be prohibited from distributing free gifts, toys or any object of child appeal. The ban extends to free gifts and paid.
 
"The CDC (Consumer Protection Code) defines as improper advertising that takes advantage of the lack of judgment and experience of the child. The practice of associating a toy food consumption, which in most cases are unhealthy food, ends up working as an advertising directed at children and takes advantage of the infant universe own desires (the desire for a toy) to sell products that many times may even be harmful to the health of small, "said the lawyer Idec, Mariana Ferraz.
 
The text of the bill, before being forwarded to the House of Representatives, will still pass by the EAC (Economic Affairs Committee) and CAS (Committee on Social Affairs).
 
Venda married
Another issue worth mentioning is the call venda married - when that occurs, to purchase a product, you must purchase another without option of choice separately. "Such a practice is forbidden by the CDC. For these reasons, the issue should be regulated in specific rule to avoid abusiveness of practice, "concluded the lawyer.


Source: IDEC

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