The EESC warns against 'excessive increases' on the grounds that they could fuel illicit trade, thereby recycling one of the tobacco industry's oldest false narratives arguments against stronger regulation.
It's only been on the shelves for a week, so we were surprised by the huge hype. It's not every day milk gets rock star treatment. We're really happy, of course, we believed in the product, but we weren't expecting this super demand. It sold out faster than we could say 'pink'.
Laura CressTechnology reporter Fiordaliso via Getty Images Children are routinely exposed to adverts for weight loss injections and pills online, according to a report by the children's commissioner for England. It found young people were "routinely bombarded" with ads for products which claimed to change their bodies and appearance, despite this kind of advertising being banned. Dame Rachel de Souza said the posts were "immensely damaging" to young people's self-esteem and called for a ban on social media advertising to children.
Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Asda, Ocado and the Co-op are among the big names targeting shoppers who use weight-loss injections, known as GLP-1 agonists, but better known by brand names such as Wegovy and Mounjaro. Ocado's new virtual weight management aisle includes a curated range of GLP-1-friendly products that runs the gamut from tiny (100g) portions of steak costing 3.50 to a trendy powdered greens supplement, AG1, at 107 a pack.
