WHO Director-General reiterates calls for statutory restrictions on food marketing to children. On 22 June, WHO Director General Dr Margaret Chan gave a speech at the third meeting of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (CECHO) in Hong Kong during which she highlighted the need for regulatory and statutory approaches to reduce the marketing of ‘unhealthy’ food and beverages to children. She took a particular tough stance against the food and beverage industry and warned about the risk of industry’s influence on public health policies.