11 Apr 2012
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
The Scottish Government has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) from running...the survival of one of the world's most endangered species.
The ASA ruled against the Scottish Government ...
the money was not coming from the Scottish Government.
The ASA said: "In the absence of text stating ...
19 Oct 2011
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
The ASA has banned a radio ad and direct marketing material for Shell, which misleading claimed...models to the ASA to substantiate its claims, which the ASA noted but did not find enough to prove ...
requirement for the watchdog.
The ASA banned the ads for being misleading to consumers and for exaggeration of the products benefits.
Marketing revealed yesterday that Sainsbury's has lodged a complaint with the ASA ...
05 Sep 2011
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
Lord Smith of Finsbury, chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority and former Labour secretary of state for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, has been appointed chair of judges for the 2011 DMA Awards.
28 Jul 2011
| by Simon S Kershaw
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In an ASA ruling this week L'Or all s massively retouched ads were banned .
To help promote its "anti-ageing" foundation, the firm told the ASA it decided to "lighten the skin, clean up make-up, reduce dark shadows ...
of the product s efficacy. Well, they are French.
The ASA ruling may be a small victory. But I hope ...
02 Aug 2010
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
The change, which takes effect on 1 September, means the ASA will take over the territory from Ofcom.
Currently, the ASA is only able to consider complaints that fall under the self-regulatory CAP ...
to an appendix of the CAP code.
The ASA stressed this would have little or no impact in terms of the code ...
24 Feb 2010
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - The ASA has ruled against a children's clothing catalogue that attracted six complaints...throw away. It argued that the catalogue was directed entirely at adults, but the ASA disagreed ...
previously been on the wrong side of the ASA. In 2007 the watchdog agreed with five complaints that one ...
26 Aug 2009
| by Amy Golding
LONDON - A Tesco mailer has been banned by the ASA for using misleading figures in an attempt...needed in the area, with only 38 out of 440 people surveyed responding positively to the idea. The ASA ...
06 May 2009
| by Hadassah Nymark
had been involved in the use of illegal drugs. The ASA challenged whether the advertiser's approach ...
of knowing how their details were passed on. The ASA concluded that because Metrodome had not made sure ...
22 Apr 2009
| by Hadassah Nymark
on the small print to make the terms of the policy more apparent. The ASA found that although the unlimited ...
18 Feb 2009
| by Nikki Sandison
text stating "Nasal delivery technology. Call the doctors at Advanced Medical Institute." The ASA ...
an unlicensed medicine. AMI pointed out that it had complied with the ASA's request to withdraw all posters ...
the word "sex" in very large lettering all over the UK. The ASA upheld the complaints and said ...
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