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Proponents of the federal government's proposed new guidelines on marketing food to children scored a symbolic victory Thursday night, as the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to support the guidelines against opposition from the House.
The Food Marketing Workgroup, a coalition of 95 organizations aimed at improving nutrition and ending obesity among the nation's children, is hoping that this support from the Democratic-controlled Senate will counter language inserted in a House appropriations bill that would cut off funding for the program and require further study before the guidelines could be implemented.
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