About Shamburger - Behind the scenes
The 35-second video clip shows a walking/talking hamburger, called ‘ShamBurger’, knocking on a home’s front door, asking to see the child of the house, then barging past the unsuspecting Dad into the house.
‘You’d never allow it on your doorstep’ then flashes on the screen, followed by footage of ShamBurger toppling backwards as he is thrown out of the house. The words ‘Why allow it on your TV?’ then fill the screen.
What is the Coalition on Food Advertising to Children?
The Coalition on Food Advertising to Children is a coalition of public health groups who agree that television food advertising is a significant threat to the future health of Australian children. CFAC undertakes a range of activities including disseminating information on the issue of television food advertising, and calling for action to improve the regulations for television advertising through grassroots, media and political advocacy.
Members include:
- Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society
- Australian Dental Association
- Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association
- Australian Health Promotion Association
- Australian Medical Association
- Cancer Council Australia
- Home Economics Institute of Australia
- Nutrition Australia
- Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Paediatric Branch
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Young Media Australia
- Ms Kaye Mehta, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University
- Dr. Rosemary Stanton, OAM