ASA’s recent ruling on a medicinal claim

ASA’s recent ruling on a medicinal claim

An ad was recently ruled as unacceptable by the ASA. This ad featured many medicinal claims which users may understand to be a solution for problems such as insomnia and menopause. The ASA has taken the advertisement down and advised that future products must not...
ASA’s recent ruling on a medicinal claim

Plastic-containing wet wipes Ban in Wales

Effected Products: Wet wipes containing plasticsDate of Implementation: 18th of December 2026 On the 18th of June 2025, a new regulation in Wales was adopted. This regulation is ‘The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wet Wipes) (Wales) Regulation...
ASA’s recent ruling on a medicinal claim

ASA Ruling on CBD Skincare

On 26 April 2023, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a ruling against social media and website advertisements for a CBD skincare range that made both explicit and implicit medicinal claims for an unlicensed product. The social media advert stated that...