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Cartoon characters have been selling cereals, ice cream and much more for decades but should they be used for good instead of evil?

The debate surrounding advertising and children is back on the agenda after the New South Wales Council Cancer released a statement criticising the use of cartoon characters to promote unhealthy foods. It found 70% of products which use cartoon characters are classified as unhealthy foods.

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Thursday, September 15 2011
Produced By Annika Dean
Featured in storyClaire Hughes - Nutritional Program Manager of Cancer Council NSWJane Caro - Lecturer in Advertising Creative at University of Western Sydney and frequent panelist on the ABC's Gruen Transfer
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