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Balancing the Scales: The ASA Rules Against Misleading Weight Loss Supplement Adverts
Written by Stefanie Lo Katrina Anderson on 30 May 2023
Who: Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Premium Health Europe BC t/a Prima (Premium Health Europe) and an unknown person(s) trading as ‘Figur’ (Figur) Where: United Kingdom When: 19 April 2023 Law…
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Ofcom launches consultation into quantity and scheduling of TV advertising
Written by Jamie Heatly on 30 May 2023
Who: Office of Communications (Ofcom) and public service broadcasters (PSB) Where: United Kingdom When: 19 April 2023 Law stated as at: 4 May 2023 What happened: Ofcom has opened a…
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Act fast: The CMA increases its focus on urgency and price reduction claims
Written by Gabriella Thornton on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The UK Competition and Markets AuthorityWhere: United KingdomWhen: 29 March 2023Law stated as at: 18 April 2023 What happened:The UK’s consumer protection authority, the CMA, has unveiled the next…
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ASA issues warning on the depiction of physical injury in in-game ads
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Fuero Games Sp. z.o.o. (Fuero Games)Where: United KingdomWhen: 22 February 2023Law stated as at: 9 March 2023 What happened:Two in-game ads for the…
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CAP provides guidance on advertising ‘free trials’ and promotional offer subscription services
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Apr 2023
Who: UK Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP)Where: United KingdomWhen: 30 March 2023Law stated as at: 18 April 2023 What happened:CAP has published a new Enforcement Notice on digital advertising of…
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Carbon neutral claims on food packaging: the complex task of separating the wheat from the chaff
Written by Gregory Barton on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)Where: European Union (EU)When: 9 March 2023Law stated as at: 9 March 2023 What happened:BEUC has released a report calling on the European Commission to…
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ASA and the machine
Written by TK Spiff on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)Where: United KingdomWhen: 23 February 2023Law stated as at: 13 March 2023 What happened:The ASA is making use of machine learning and artificial intelligence-based (AI)…
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Ofcom opens consultation on HFSS advertising restrictions
Written by Stefanie Lo Katrina Anderson on 28 Apr 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and The Office of Communications (Ofcom)Where: United KingdomWhen: 21 February 2023Law stated as at: 6 March 2023 What happened:Ofcom launched a consultation on its…
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ASA issues warning on the use of violence in adverts
Written Osborne Clarke on 24 Feb 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Surfshark B.V. t/a SurfsharkWhere: United KingdomWhen: 18 January 2023Law stated as at: 9 February 2023 What happened:There was an embedded paid-for ad in…
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ASA pulls the plug on misleading adverts
Written Osborne Clarke on 24 Feb 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and four advertisers: Ecom7 Ltd t/a Instacool; Ecomm Movadgency SL; Keilini Technology lnternational Co Ltd; and Label Products BV t/a InstaHeat.Where: United KingdomWhen: 25…
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ASA zeroing in on ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon neutral’ advertising claims
Written by Stefanie Lo on 24 Feb 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)Where: United KingdomWhen: 10 February 2023Law stated as at: 14 February 2023What happened: In 2021, the ASA’s Climate Change and the Environment project identified that…
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BrewDog’s fruity claim not so grape: ASA issues further warnings on how to promote alcoholic products
Written Osborne Clarke on 25 Jan 2023
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and BrewDog Plc (BrewDog)Where: United KingdomWhen: 7 December 2022Law stated as at: 11 January 2023 What happened:A marketing email sent out by BrewDog featured…
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All Articles in Regulatory

Ofcom launches consultation into quantity and scheduling of TV advertising

Act fast: The CMA increases its focus on urgency and price reduction claims

ASA issues warning on the depiction of physical injury in in-game ads

CAP provides guidance on advertising ‘free trials’ and promotional offer subscription services

ASA and the machine

Ofcom opens consultation on HFSS advertising restrictions

ASA pulls the plug on misleading adverts

ASA zeroing in on ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon neutral’ advertising claims

BrewDog’s fruity claim not so grape: ASA issues further warnings on how to promote alcoholic products

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