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Bier Nuts Ltd t/a Bier Company
An email and a text message for a mail order beer subscription service misled consumers by falsely claiming or implying they had won a prize of “free beer for life”.
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Stacey Bradley
Two local press ads, one print and one digital, misleadingly implied they had been placed, endorsed or approved by a public body and misleadingly implied COVID-19 vaccinations were unsafe and illegal. They were socially irresponsible and caused fear without justifiable reason.
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Stephen Bear t/a Pink Panther Models
A website for an adult webcam modelling recruitment agency made misleading earnings claims and inaccurate statement about the organisation’s experience in the sector.
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CheaperWaste Ltd
A website that included a page for comparing waste companies did not make clear it was for the purposes of lead generation, misleadingly presented the nature of the services office and implied that they were price comparison services when that was not the case.
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My Pharmacy (UK) Ltd
We upheld complaints about ads for a vitamin supplement .
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Mondelez UK Ltd
A website ad for a Cadburys promotion was banned for omitting significant terms and conditions.
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The Otley Burger Company
A tweet, an Instagram and a Facebook post by The Otley Burger Company which referenced the disappearance of Madeleine McCann was banned for being likely to cause serious and widespread offence and distress.
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Stillbloom Ltd
An ad for lead generation service CleverKeith has been banned for misleading advertising.
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Bighams Ltd
A product packaging ad promoting a competition to win a campervan broke the CAP Code as the promotion was not administered fairly.
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Chinnock Housing Ltd
A direct mailing for a property company was banned for not being obviously identifiable as an ad.
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Stephen Bear t/a stevie bear
A tweet by Stephen Bear about a promotion broke the CAP Code as the promotion was not administered fairly.
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Mondelez UK Ltd t/a Cadbury
A promotion for a Cadbury competition breached the CAP Code because they were unable to provide the full names of the judges on request.
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Moneysupermarket.com Ltd
A radio ad for moneysupermarket.com was banned because the terms and conditions were not presented in a clear and intelligible manner.
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Back to Normal
A website post and GoFundMe page for the anti-lockdown campaign group Back to Normal was banned for making misleading claims about the effectiveness of ivermectin in treating COVID-19.
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Witcombe Festival
An Instagram post by the Witcombe Festival for a promotion to win tickets to the festival was banned because the promotion was not administered fairly.
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Innocent Ltd t/a Innocent
A video on demand ad, a paid-for YouTube and a TV ad for Innocent drinks was banned for exaggerating the total environmental benefit of the products.
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Nutricia Ltd
A podcast ad was banned because it confused between infant formula and follow-on formula and for making health claims for infant formula.
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Person(s) unknown
An ad in a local business directory was banned for implying that the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe for children.
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Specsavers Hearcare Ltd
A leaflet for Specsavers Hearcare was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence and was not irresponsible.
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Steven Thomas
A local press ad placed by Steven Thomas, seen in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review, The Forester and the Cheltenham Post in September and October 2021 featured the headline “Do you know about the MHRA Yellow Card Scheme?” with the sub-headline “Have you been vaccinated or know somebody who has? Did you know th...
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.
Rulings (54)