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Aspro Atlantic Medikal Turizm Ticaret Limited Şirketi t/a AsproMED
A paid-for Facebook ad for cosmetic surgery abroad was irresponsible, trivialised the decision to undergo surgery, contained misleading claims about bariatic surgery and misleadingly omitted information regarding the need for pre-consultation.
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Ersoy Health Services Tourism Ltd t/a Clinic Haus
A paid-for Facebook ad for cosmetic surgery abroad irresponsibly implied a time-limited promotion, trivialised the decision to undergo surgery and misleadingly omitted information regarding the need for pre-consultation.
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GKOnlineCo Pty Ltd t/a Pups Den, Official Aida Store
A paid-for social media ad made medicinal claims about an unlicenced product.
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XC Trains Ltd t/a Cross Country Trains
A webpage made misleading claims about the availability of complimentary food and drink for First Class passengers on Cross Country Trains.
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infirst Ltd t/a Flarin
A TV ad misleadingly implied that Flarin was better for treating joint pain than other ibuprofen products.
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John Mills Ltd t/a JML Direct
A TV ad featured a testimonial which misleadingly implied a heated drying pod could prevent condensation form forming.
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Mous Products Ltd
A TV ad made misleading claims about the efficacy of a range of phone cases.
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Nationwide Building Society t/a Nationwide
TV, radio and press ads for Nationwide were misleading as consumers were likely to understand that the building society had made a long-term decision not to close their branches and that they had not recently closed any branches when this was not the case.
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Not Guilty Food Co Ltd t/a The Skinny Food Co
An Instagram Reel on Katie Price’s account was not obviously recognisable as an ad, irresponsibly promoted a diet that fell below 800 calories a day, and made weight loss claims for the products shown that aren’t authorised on the GB NHC Register.
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John Mills Ltd t/a JML Direct
A TV ad for a cleaning tool presented gender stereotypes in a way that was likely to cause harm.
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Vytaliving Ltd
A press ad for nutritional tablets claimed a food could treat, prevent or cure human disease, featured claims that were not authorised on the GB NHC Register, and made misleading claims around savings.
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Aldi Stores Ltd t/a Aldi
A wrap around national press ad made misleading comparative claims which could not be verified, as well as a misleading claim about prices compared to last year.
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DUSK (Retail) Ltd
A TV ad was not likely to cause serious or widespread offence over its portrayal of men.
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Hing Fo International Ltd t/a ALFABAR
A poster for an electronic cigarettes brand was irresponsible for being likely to appeal particularly to under-18s, but was not inappropriately targeted.
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LeoVegas Gaming plc t/a Bet MGM
A TV ad for Bet MGM featuring Chris Rock was not likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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Lindar Media Ltd t/a MRQ.com
A paid-for Facebook ad for gaming website MrQ.com featured cartoon imagery that was likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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MNG-Mango UK Ltd
A product listing for a sweater featured a model who appeared to be unhealthily thin.
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Global Brands Ltd
A TikTok post on Danielle Walsh’s account irresponsibly encouraged excessive drinking and wasn’t obviously identifiable as an ad.
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Jumpman Gaming Ltd t/a Lights Camera Bingo
A TV ad for Lucky Cow Bingo did not feature content that was likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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LeoVegas Gaming plc t/a BetUK
A radio ad for BetUK featuring Adebayo Akinfenwa was likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
Rulings
Our rulings are published every Wednesday and set out on the public record how, following 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, following receipt of a complaint, agreed to amend or withdraw their ad without the need for a formal investigation.
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