97. States should encourage the use of digital technologies to promote healthy lifestyles, including physical and social activity. States should regulate targeted or age-inappropriate advertising, marketing or service designed to prevent children’s exposure to the promotion of unhealthy food and beverages, alcohol, drugs, tobacco and other nicotine products. Such regulations relating to the digital environment should be compatible with and keep pace with regulation in the offline environment.
| Year | 2021 |
| Topic | Food policy Tobacco control |
| Document Type | General Recommendations |
| Country | N/A |
| Policy Area | Food marketing regulations Digital environment Tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) |
| Human Rights Comiteee | CRC |
| Human Rights | Right to health Right to information |
| Groups Affected | Children and adolescents |
Committee on the Rights of the Child, General comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment, CRC/C/GC/25, (2021), Par. 97. Available at: https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsqIkirKQZLK2M58RF%2F5F0vEG%2BcAAx34gC78FwvnmZXGFUl9nJBDpKR1dfKekJxW2w9nNryRsgArkTJgKelqeZwK9WXzMkZRZd37nLN1bFc2t
1400 | Street N.W.
Suite 1200,
Washington, DC 20005
United States of America
Phone: (202)296-5469
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a BBB-accredited charity and a Guidestar Exchange Gold Participant.
© 2024 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | Trademarks | Copyright | Privacy
