Advertising Standards Authority

The ASA ruled that the ad must not be shown again (Photo: screen grab from Advertising Standards Agency of Dairylea TV advert)

Dairylea ad of children eating upside down banned over ‘choking risk’

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Advertising body backs farming

An anti-fur protest

PETA advert banned for claiming wool is 'just as cruel' as fur

Several bathroom retailers have come under fire. Picture: Jeff T. Green/Getty Images

UK bathroom retailers under fire for misleading shoppers

Children's exposure to 'harmful' TV ads plummets. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Children’s exposure to junk food and alcohol television adverts plummets

A controversial advert showed girls as ballerinas and boys as scientists.

New rules set to ban gender stereotyping in adverts

An ad for Sports Direct has been banned for using a "misleading" original price. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Sports Direct ad banned over '˜misleading' boot prices

Child swallowed coins after copying GoCompare's cash-eating monster

Toothpaste ad not whiter than white

Ad for German shampoo wrongly claimed caffeine reduced hair loss

Screen grabbed image issued by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) from a television ad for Amazon's Echo Dot smart speaker which has been cleared by the regulator after it activated a viewer's own device and placed an order for cat food. Picture; PA

Amazon Echo Dot advert activated viewer's device and ordered cat food

An advertisement for Aptamil baby formula shows a baby girl growing up to become a ballerina.

Gender stereotyping in UK adverts to be banned next year

Advert for Go Vegan World which has been cleared by the regulator following complaints from members of the dairy industry that it was inaccurate and misleading. Picture: ASA/PA Wire

Watchdog allows controversial '˜milk is inhumane' advert

Even Tian Tian the panda can be used to mislead. Picture: Neil Hanna

Shabnum Mustapha: How to keep politics decent and truthful

Still taken from video issued by the ASA of a Heinz advert that teaches viewers how to use tin cans to drum out a song which has been banned for encouraging behaviour that risks health and safety.

Heinz TV advert banned due to health and safety risk

Boots: Ad ban. Picture: PA

Boots advert banned over eyesight claims

One of the images used in the the LOreal advert which shows Helen Mirren wrinkles and all

Helen Mirren L’Oreal ad is cleared of airbrushing

Protein Worlds advert sparked an outcry, but it was eventually pulled not for being offensive to women but for making misleading health claims. Picture: Contributed

Pete Martin: Advertising, innuendo and outrage

Three TV ads for e-cigarettes have been banned just weeks after laws that allowed advertisers to depict the act of using the devices. Picture: PA

Three e-cigarette TV ads banned

The TV ad featuring Wongas animated old lady is now banned. Picture: Contributed

Wonga ad banned for not disclosing interest rate

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Faring badly

Dr Eleanor Burt, a senior lecturer in the School of Management, University of St Andrews. Picture: Contributed

Eleanor Burt: Clear rules allow charities a voice

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Five-point plan to get customers a fair deal

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American Apparel taken to task over offensive adverts

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‘Socially irresponsible’ loan firm advert banned

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Watchdog slams clothing brand ads that sexualise young teens

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Watchdog raps Homebase over misleading adverts

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‘Cancer-torch’ advert banned

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RBS rapped over e-mails to customers

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Special K advert didn’t count milk

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Hard cheese for ‘violent’ advert

How £249 holiday at Center Parcs had a hidden catch

How £249 holiday at Center Parcs had a hidden catch

Groupon advert for prescription-only medicine banned

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Where to get the best bargain gifts

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Groupon is probed after breaching advertising rules 50 times in a year

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Warning over cost of mobile phone downloads

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Voucher website rapped over Scottish hotel package offer

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ASA censures Groupon again over deal price

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Call for TV ‘watershed’ on sugary drink ads

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Arthritis relief ad was 'misleading'

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Bloody film poster banned by watchdog
A POSTER for the film The Last Exorcism has been banned following 77 complaints that it was unsuitable for public display. The Advertising Standards Authority (...

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BT ad ruled to be misleading

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Horror-scene shock to X Factor viewers

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Complaints over drink campaign are rejected

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Ad watchdog rejects exhaust complaint

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TV adverts ruled too loud

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Misleading baby milk ad banned

PETA 'misled' public over animal tests - ads watchdog

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