BBB National Programs Press Releases
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8/01/2019 - CFBAI Statement on ‘Food industry self-regulation after 10 years’ (Rudd Center 2017)
We are pleased that the Rudd Center report “Food industry self-regulation after 10 years” noted measurable improvements in food advertising directed to children since the launch of the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative in 2007. CFBAI and its participants share the Rudd Center’s goal of improving the children’s food advertising landscape. That is why CFBAI participants have voluntarily committed to limit their food advertising to children under age 12 to foods that meet strong nutrition criteria, or to not advertise to this age group at all. The Rudd Center and other groups have noted several times that CFBAI participants have kept their promises, as have the confectionery companies that have joined the Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative (CCAI). -
8/01/2019 - CFBAI Statement Amending the Juices Category in its Category-Specific Nutrition Criteria
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7/24/2019 - 18 Leading Food, Beverage, and Restaurant Companies Adopt Revised, Stronger Uniform Nutrition Criteria for Foods Advertised to Children
The 18 companies that participate in the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) have agreed to strengthen the Category-Specific Uniform Nutrition Criteria that apply to foods advertised to children. CFBAI announced that all of its participants -- leading U.S. food and beverage and quick serve restaurant companies -- have agreed to an implementation date of January 1, 2020 to coincide with implementation of the Food and Drug Administration’s new food labeling regulations.
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7/24/2019 - Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Established to Proactively Increase Oversight of Direct Sellers
A new industry self-regulatory program will actively monitor the direct-selling marketplace to help “ensure high standards of integrity and business ethics as the guiding principles for all direct selling companies in the marketplace.” The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) was created by the Direct Selling Association (DSA) and will administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB). -
6/03/2019 - The Council of Better Business Bureaus Restructures
BBB National Programs, Inc. was launched in 2019 as part of an internal restructuring of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. (CBBB). BBB National Programs now administers the self-regulatory and dispute resolution programs formerly administered by the CBBB. -
4/02/2019 - First 100 Actions: Most Companies Fixed Data Privacy Issues When Challenged
The first 100 public actions addressing digital privacy related to interest-based advertising show the willingness of digital advertisers and publishers to comply with self-regulatory standards. When challenged, the vast majority of companies cooperated and made the recommended changes to their policies and practices, according to a retrospective report released today. -
3/01/2019 - ASRC Announces New Leadership for National Advertising Review Board
The Advertising Self-Regulatory Council (ASRC) announced the appointment of Kenneth A. Plevan as chair of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB), effective March 1, 2019. -
1/09/2019 - Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Established to Proactively Increase Oversight of Direct Sellers
A new industry self-regulatory program will actively monitor the direct-selling marketplace to help “ensure high standards of integrity and business ethics as the guiding principles for all direct selling companies in the marketplace.” -
12/01/2018 - Leading Food companies deliver excellent compliance on their kids’ food advertising commitments
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10/10/2018 - CCAI Release 2017 Annual Report
The Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative (CCAI) participants again demonstrated excellent compliance with their commitments to not advertise to children under age 12 in 2017.