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Plastic grass falls foul of ‘eco-friendly’ claim
Written by Oliver Smithson Octavia Taylor on 20 Jul 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Evergreens (UK) Ltd (Evergreens), trading as ArtificialGrass.com Where: United Kingdom When: 8 June 2022 Law stated as at: 1 July 2022 What happened:…
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ASA issues contrasting rulings on Tesco and Sainsbury’s plant-based environmental claims
Written by Gabriella Thornton on 20 Jul 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Tesco plc (Tesco) and J Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury’s) Where: United Kingdom When: 8 June 2022 Law stated as at: 13 July 2022 What happened:…
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Gambling ads starring footballers and reality TV stars to be shown the red card
Written by Sharon D'Silva on 14 Jun 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) Where: United Kingdom When: New rules to take effect from 1 October 2022 Law stated as at: 6…
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Tesco Mobile ads deemed too rude
Written by Octavia Taylor on 14 Jun 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority(ASA) and Tesco Mobile Ltd (Tesco Mobile) Where: United Kingdom When: 11 May 2022 Law stated as at: 27 May 2022 What happened: Three national newspaper…
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Encouraging parents to use credit on non-essential designer items deemed irresponsible
Written by Ahlaam Said Lucy Price on 14 Jun 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Shop Direct Home Shopping Ltd trading as Very, very.co.uk (Very) Where: United Kingdom When: 11 May 2022 Law stated as at: 23 May…
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ASA deems Cadbury advert misleading
Written by Holly Baker on 14 Jun 2022
Media & IP Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Mondelez UK Ltd t/a Cadbury (Cadbury) Where: United Kingdom When: 27 April 2022 Law stated as at: 26 May 2022…
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The ASA isn’t being cryptic about cryptocurrency
Written by Rebecca Chui Paul Anning Anna Williams on 18 May 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 10 March 2022 Law stated as at: 8 April 2022 What happened: The ASA issued an enforcement notice to more…
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Cadbury named and shamed for failing to name judges
Written by Pippa Smith on 18 May 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Mondelez UK Ltd t/a Cadbury Where: United Kingdom When: 16 March 2022 Law stated as at: 25 March 2022 What happened: Cadbury offered…
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Millions of “frustrating and intrusive” nuisance messages result in fines totalling £495,000 for well-known companies
Written by Dan Charie Lucy Price on 18 May 2022
Who: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), We Buy Any Car Limited (WBAC), SportsDirect.com, Retail Limited (SportsDirect) and Saga Services Limited and Saga Personal Finance Limited (Saga) Where: United Kingdom When: 15…
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ASA to review approach to body image and advertising
Written by Pippa Smith on 18 May 2022
Who: The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) Where: United Kingdom When: 21 October 2021 Law stated as at: 15 November 2021 What…
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Pret a Manger in hot water after ASA advises a rethink on subscription ads
Written by TK Spiff on 18 May 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Pret a Manger Where: United Kingdom When: 21 December 2021 Law stated as at: 13 December 2021 What happened: The UK’s advertising regulator…
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New Environmental Claims Guidance from CAP, BCAP and the European Commission
Written by Gabriella Thornton on 18 May 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) and the European Commission. Where: England and Wales, EU When: 9 December 2021…
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All Articles in Brands

Plastic grass falls foul of ‘eco-friendly’ claim

Tesco Mobile ads deemed too rude

Encouraging parents to use credit on non-essential designer items deemed irresponsible

ASA deems Cadbury advert misleading

The ASA isn’t being cryptic about cryptocurrency

Cadbury named and shamed for failing to name judges

Millions of “frustrating and intrusive” nuisance messages result in fines totalling £495,000 for well-known companies

Pret a Manger in hot water after ASA advises a rethink on subscription ads

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