Dutch city of Haarlem becomes world's first to ban meat advertising

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Category : International Published on: September 14 2022

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The Dutch city of Haarlem is set to become the first in the world to ban advertisements for most meat because of its impact on climate change.
The city of 160,000 people near Amsterdam has agreed to outlaw ads for intensively farmed meat on public places like buses, shelters and screens from 2024.
Amsterdam and The Hague have already banned ads for air travel, petrol-driven cars and fossil fuels but now Haarlem is set to add meat to that list.
Singapore has banned ads for the unhealthiest sugary drinks