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Surprising proposals for a watershed ban for HFSS foods

Written by Katrina Anderson on 26 Apr 2019

Who: UK Department of Health Where: United Kingdom When: 18 March 2018 Law stated as at: 29 March 2019 What happened Last summer, the UK government published its Childhood Obesity…
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Freddo the Frog leaps but falls foul of ASA ruling

Written by TK Spiff on 26 Apr 2019

Who: Mondelez UK Limited t/a Cadbury (Cadbury), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Children’s Food Campaign (Sustain) Where: United Kingdom When: 6 March 2019 Law stated as at: 8…
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Fix up, look sharp: fears of electoral foul play if laws aren’t reformed

Written by TK Spiff on 25 Mar 2019

Who: The Electoral Reform Society (ERS), The Electoral Commission (EC), The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Middlesex University, The Fair Vote Project, Full Fact, Doteveryone, The Centre for the Analysis of…
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Watch out for the small print!

Written by Verity Raeside on 18 Mar 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) Where: United Kingdom When: November 2018 Law stated as at: 31 January 2019 What happened: BCAP has…
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The Coco Pops Monkey is redeemed

Written by Katrina Anderson on 10 Dec 2018

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) and Kellogg’s Where: United Kingdom When: 21 November 2018 Law stated as at: 1 December 2018 What happened: In August, the ASA ruled that…
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New AVMS Directive means change for the broadcast advertising regime

Written by Jamie Heatly on 10 Dec 2018

Who: The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union Where: European Union When: 28 November 2018 Law stated as at: 6 December 2018 What happened: Broadcast law is…
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Rang-tan, Iceland’s orang-utan, fails to escape to Christmas television

Written by Chloe Deng on 10 Dec 2018

Who: Iceland Foods Limited (“Iceland”) and Clearcast Where: United Kingdom When: End of October 2018 Law stated as at: 23 November 2018 What happened: In the UK, most television advertising…
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Bust-ed | cosmetic surgery ad breaches advertising rules

Written by James Salisbury on 27 Nov 2018

The ASA has ruled that an ad connecting cosmetic surgery with an aspirational lifestyle was irresponsible and harmful. James Salisbury reports.
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The ASA investigates ads featuring in-car tech

Written by Jamie Heatly on 28 Sep 2017

Who: Advertising Standards Authority (ASA); Citroen UK Ltd (Citroen); and BMW (UK) Ltd (BMW) Where: UK When: 02 August 2017 Law stated as at: 31 August 2017 What happened: A…
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Sustain challenges the fillings used in the ‘Banana Surprise’ ad. What did the ASA decide following CAP’s consultation?

Written by Chloe Deng on 05 Dec 2016

Toy or food product? Healthy or HFSS? The ASA rules on the ‘Banana Surprise’. Who: Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA“) and Character Options Ltd t/a Character Where: UK When: 19 October…
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Where’s the chicken? KFC sued for allegedly misleading ad

Written by Jamie Heatly on 05 Dec 2016

Who: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Where: New York, USA When: 29 September 2016 Law stated as at: 8 November 2016 What happened: A KFC customer is suing the fast food…
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Toy ads promoting HFSS foods could breach

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2016

Who: Committee of Advertising Practice (“CAP“) Where: UK When: 29 September 2016 Law stated as at: 9 November 2016 What happened: As we reported earlier this year (see our previous…
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Surprising proposals for a watershed ban for HFSS foods

Watch out for the small print!

The Coco Pops Monkey is redeemed

Bust-ed | cosmetic surgery ad breaches advertising rules

The ASA investigates ads featuring in-car tech

Sustain challenges the fillings used in the ‘Banana Surprise’ ad. What did the ASA decide following CAP’s consultation?

Where’s the chicken? KFC sued for allegedly misleading ad

Toy ads promoting HFSS foods could breach

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