High fat, sugar and salt food ads disallowed in the UK from January 5, 2026

Date

Jan 5, 2026 (first reported)

Effective

Jan 5, 2026

Regions

UK

Primary source

PPC News Feed

Sources

• open_in_new
  Microsoft Ads Policy Updates for January 2026PPC News Feed · Jan 30, 2026

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