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News Report

This Teachers TV video shows a fictional news report, announcing a proposed ban on under 16s eating junk food, which can be used as part of a lesson on healthy eating and nutrition.

The presenter in the news report explains that the fictional British Institute of Eating Control (BIEC) wants to ban under 16s from eating certain types of food deemed unhealthy, including pizza, chips, burgers and fizzy drinks. A BIEC representative gives reasons for the proposed ban and a reporter canvases the reaction of real people who would be affected if the ban were to be imposed, including a nutritionist, a parent, children, and a school cook.

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