Freddo celebrates 80th birthday but campaign ignites criticism of self-regulation
June 23, 2009

The Freddo Frog, one of the most iconic Australian confectionery products, is celebrating its 80th birthday with an online campaign that has ignited the debate over self-regulation of advertising less than a week after a Bill to ban junk food advertising to children was defeated in the Senate. Cadbury, a signatory to the Responsible Children’s Marketing Initiative and owner of the Freddo brand since 1965, maintains that the campaign is not targeted at children and is a benchmark for responsible... ...Read more »