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GLP-1 Pro Ltd t/a GuLP-1
Two webpages for a food supplement company made claims that a supplement could prevent, treat or cure human disease and made unauthorised health and medicinal claims. The ads also compared the effects of a food supplement to those associated with weight-loss prescr...
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Medilife Clinic Enfield
A paid-for Instagram ad for a health clinic made claims that their treatments could alleviate or treat the traits of autism without suitable evidence to support these claims. The ad also discouraged essential treatment for conditions for which medical supervision should be sought.
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The Professional Development Consortium Ltd t/a CPD Standards Office
Two paid-for Meta ads for a training accreditation company made misleading comparative claims with identifiable competitors which weren’t supported by evidence and couldn’t be verified by consumers.
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Bakkavor Ltd
A promotion featured on the packaging of a cookie dough dessert misleadingly implied that particular products were included in the promotion, causing unnecessary disappointment.
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Birling Shore Ltd t/a ShroomIQ
A website and paid-for Facebook ad for a children’s supplement brand stated that a food supplement could prevent, treat or cure the symptoms of ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, anxiety and depression. The ads also made medicinal claims for unauthorised products, made unauthorised health claims&nb...
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Dollead Technology Ltd
A paid-for search ad for a vacuum review website failed to make their commercial intent clear and falsely implied they were acting for purposes outside their trade by presenting websites used for marketing purposes as independent review sites.
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Easy as HGV Ltd
Three websites for Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) training service providers made misleading claims about HGV test pass rates and falsely implied they were acting for purposes outside their business.
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Ecoflow Innovation UK
A website for a sustainable energy company misleadingly claimed that their products could be installed without using a certified installer or electrician.
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Global Health Tests Ltd t/a Check My Body Health
A website for a Bioresonance hair test misleadingly claimed that the test could comprehensively analyse body intolerances.
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HGV Learning
A website for a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) training service provider made misleading claims about HGV test pass rates.
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HGVT Ltd
A website and pages for Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) training service providers made misleading claims about HGV test pass rates, the nature of a promotion and being the largest and best rated HGV training provider. The ad also falsely implied they were acting for purposes outside their business.
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L'Oréal (UK) Ltd
A Video-On-Demand ad for a serum made misleading claims that it was clinically proven to reduce hyperpigmentation in two weeks.
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Pets Corner UK Ltd t/a Pet Food Expert
A homepage for a website providing information about pet food falsely implied they were acting for purposes outside their trade by misleadingly presenting the website as independent.
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Shop TJC Ltd t/a Ideal World
Two teleshopping presentations advertising watches made misleading claims about price, savings and availability.
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Sinointeractive Digital Marketing Co Ltd t/a trustedbuyerguide.org
A paid-for search ad for a vacuum review website failed to make their commercial intent clear and falsely implied they were acting for purposes outside their trade by presenting websites used for marketing purposes as independent review sites.
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Xinyu International Trading Ltd t/a consumertestreports.org
A paid-for search ad for a vacuum review website failed to make their commercial intent clear and falsely implied they were acting for purposes outside their trade by presenting websites used for marketing purposes as independent review sites.
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GDK International Ltd t/a German Doner Kebab
An Instagram ad for German Doner Kebab, posted by influencer John Fisher, didn’t break the rules by featuring an identifiable less healthy product.
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Iceland Foods Ltd t/a Iceland and The Food Warehouse
A banner ad and a display ad for Iceland Foods broke the rules by featuring identifiable less healthy food products.
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Lidl Northern Ireland Ltd
An Instagram post for Lidl by influencer Emma Kearney broke the rules by featuring an identifiable less healthy food product.
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On The Beach Ltd
A TV ad for On the Beach didn’t break the rules by featuring an identifiable less healthy product.
Rulings
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