Rulings

Our rulings are published every Wednesday and set out on the public record how, following a formal investigation, the advertising rules apply and where we draw the line in judging whether an ad has broken the rules. We also publish a list of companies and organisations which agree to amend or withdraw their ad without being subject to a formal ruling.

Rulings (4)

OrganicSupplies GB
- Upheld
- Internet (website content)
- 13 September 2023
A product listing for a B12 vitamin injection kit promoted a prescription-only medicine (POM) to the public.
MOS Media Ltd
- Upheld
- Internet (website content), Social media (own site)
- 17 August 2022
A tweet and a listing on the company’s website for vitamin B12 injections broke the rules by promoting prescription-only medicines to the public and (the tweet) for not being obviously identifiable as an ad.
Menar Jimmy Georgiou
- Upheld
- Social media (own site)
- 21 June 2023
A post on a beauty clinic’s Facebook page promoted prescription-only medicines to the general public.
Peachy Acupuncture
- Upheld
- Social media (paid ad), Social media (own site)
- 30 August 2023
An Instagram post for an Acupuncturist’s page implied that acupuncture could contribute to the treatment of long covid or symptoms of it without robust evidence and promoted prescription-only medicines to the general public.

Informally resolved (0)

Mail order cases (0)

Database cases (0)