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GlaxoSmithKline asked the Advertising Standards Authority to investigate the veracity of print and online ads for Colgate Palmolive’s Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste which included claims to be “the most effective…

Drug watchdog the MHRA has been very active recently against marketers of botox treatments including two offering this as a competition prize, one of which was major woman’s monthly Bella.…

The use in cosmetic ad production of hair inserts, false eyelashes and post production techniques such as re-touching has come up in recent cases before the Advertising Standards Authority. Now…

“Stronger, full of life, replenished, with a healthy shine. It’s got its mojo back” said Cheryl Cole, wearing hair extensions, in a TV ad for a L’Oreal hair product. A…

Disinfectant claims for products are increasingly popular in ads since the swine flu epidemic and other international health scares. Complaints about such claims recently pitted Unilever against Reckitt Benckiser in…

UK medical profession drug ad watchdog the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority investigated advertising to doctors of AstraZeneca’s blockbuster anti-psychotic drug, Seroquel and focused on how side effects were…

Before the children’s watershed hour, ads worshipping the “cult of the body” will no longer be allowed in Spain. But what concerns have driven this draconian move and just how…

Complaints to the ASA about anti-ageing products continue to come in thick and fast. This case even featured a complaint that the ad was offensive to ladies of a certain…

Following a slew of negative findings against cosmetic ads, the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association has published a unique “Framework of common understanding” after “discussions with the ASA.” Mark Smith…

A proposed new French law against incitement to anorexia could ban the use in advertising of images of thin people, especially if they are young. Claire Bouchenard from Paris tells…

The ECJ recently considered a German ban on third party statements and prize promotions to market over the counter pharmaceutical products. Did these controls, applied in this case to ginseng…