Child obesity campaigners in row over new report’s lack of teeth

Centre for Social Justice accused of omitting key recommendations to the benefit of the food industry over the health of youngsters

A row has broken out over publication of a major report into child obesity, which campaigners claim has been derailed by the food industry after it dropped tough curbs on the advertising of junk food.

Representatives of four food and obesity campaign groups refused to sign up to the final version of the Centre for Social Justice report, which was funded by the supermarket chain Asda and formula milk company Danone.

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