Maine Mulls New Ad Regulations

NEW YORK Maine will make an attempt next year to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food to children, according to politicians there. The move is seen by food lobbyists as a possible bellwether for other states that may want to follow suit—or go further.

When introduced to the legislature in 2005, the bill, which has yet to be written, will likely include measures to ban soda in school vending machines, require healthy food be given equal billing to junk food in school cafeterias, and require fast-feeders to display nutritional information in restaurants and on packaging, according to state Rep.