20 Sep 2006
The Advertising Standards Authority is considering an investigation into an ad for the Clearblue digital pregnancy test after receiving complaints it was offensive. Viewers objected to the word 'pee' and the use of a stream of liquid representing urine.
13 Sep 2006
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
an independent supervisor present.
The ASA upheld the second complaint, despite the promoters saying ...
for an independent observer to be present.
The ASA ruled: "Because we considered that an independent observer ...
and Channel 4 that the ball numbered 14 had been drawn at random. The companies had provided the ASA ...
13 Sep 2006
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
was likely to mislead readers."
Tesco had already said it had no further plans to use the ad and the ASA ...
06 Sep 2006
| by Robin Parker
, but Emap admitted that it had not mentioned that the promotion was limited to over-18s. The ASA ...
Zoo should run any alcohol advertising or promotions. Under ASA rules, if 25% or more of a magazine ...
's weekly Nuts, under-18s make up 15% of its audience. The ASA also upheld complaints against Express ...
06 Sep 2006
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
' girlfriends and after a steamy ad showing bikini babes on space hoppers.
The ASA grew worried after one ...
to drink legally to take up the offer.
The complaint led the ASA to question whether Zoo's readership ...
readership is under 18, well below the 25% threshold that would have prompted the ASA to stop its beer money ...
06 Sep 2006
| by Joanna Bowery
Consumer body Which? complained to the Advertising Standards Authority
(ASA) that the Rice Krispies ad is misleading because it focuses on the
health benefits of rice but fails to mention sugar ...
cereals, as one in five children and one in four adults skip the
meal. The ASA said it had received ...
31 Aug 2006
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints about a sexually suggestive poster advertising Yorkshire company The Gas Showroom. The ad, which was placed in ladies' toilets, used the strapline 'Let The Gas Showroom stick something warm in your hearth-hole'.
30 Aug 2006
| by by Sarah Woods
.
The Sci Fi Channel said it broadcast the ad before the 9pm watershed by mistake and apologised.
The ASA ...
23 Aug 2006
| by Nicola Clark
to the
Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). A spokeswoman for the ASA said it has received three complaints about ...
18 Aug 2006
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Walkers misled customers when promoting the reduction of salt in its Walkers Crisps brand in a direct mail campaign. It decided that Walkers omitted information relating to the recommended salt intake for young children.