Regulated strategies |
Presence of children |
Child as main actor |
Child/adolescent is the main focus of the ad |
Child interacting with food |
Child/adolescent eating, drinking, seated at a table with available foods |
Child dressed up in a costume |
Child/adolescent dressed up (e.g. as superhero, clown) |
Child voices or jingles |
Includes child voices or jingles |
Animated characters |
Animated animals |
Animated animals, personified or not |
Animated child/figure/product |
Animated character/figure/product, personified or not |
Licensed characters |
Known character from television, movie, book (e.g. Peppa Pig, Disney’s Cars) |
Celebrities |
Characters that are familiar to children |
Celebrities |
Actor, actress, singer, television anchor (Don Francisco) |
Athletes |
Known athlete or team (e.g. Alexis Sánchez) |
Promotional gifts or incentives |
Gifts |
Toys or collectible gifts (e.g. stickers, stamps) |
Prize/contests |
Ad offers participation in prize draws or contests |
Interactive games |
Ad offers to download applications or participation in online games |
Childhood life references |
School/day care/playground |
Mention of day care, school, playground, school supplies, toys |
Popular words (e.g. ‘cool’) |
Popular words such as ‘bacán’, ‘cachai’, ‘crack’, ‘cool’, ‘pro’ |
Fantasy |
Fantastic images (e.g. breakfast cereal that appears from a wheat field, a swimming pool of juice, a yoghurt wave) |
Non-regulated strategies |
Happiness/entertainment |
Explicit information about happiness, entertainment, pleasure (e.g. ‘this is fun’) |
Taste/smell/texture |
Explicit information about taste/smell/texture (e.g. ‘creamy’) |
Nutrition/health/weight control |
Information about how healthy, nutritious the product is, weight management |
Sex/romance |
Includes a couple in a romantic situation (e.g. kissing) or explicit focus on legs, cleavage, etc. |
Deregulated consumption |
Explicit messages that prompt deregulated eating (e.g. ‘you can’t stop’) |
Sales promotions |
Promotions that offer discounts, 2 for 1, etc. |