Blog archive

Following on from the Advertising Standard's Authority's (ASA’s) consideration of social media advertising for alcohol (namely that reasonable steps to ensure the appropriate targeting of the ad to an audience aged 18 and over that included interest-based factors as well as age date;)  this 4th July there were a series of four adjudications published concerning high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS food) that might be directed to children, those under 16...

Targeting students with alcohol advertising can be risky;  there is a useful Advertising Standards' Authority (ASA)  adjudication in June 2018 on Diageo's Captain Morgan on marketing celebratory drinking...

May was an interesting month for Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudications for the making of claims; with 'halal', 'detox' and the making of negative health claims about a food...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled on a case which pivoted on whether simply establishing trading or, the generation of sufficient goodwill to provide for a passing off action, was the test to decide if the transitional measures within Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (the Regulation), had been established...

M&S has recently lost a VAT case at the First-tier Tax Tribunal. The case related to the M&S “Dine In for £10 with Free Wine” promotional offer. Unless M&S can successfully appeal the Tribunal decision, it will be left with a hefty VAT bill (just under £12m)...

There have been 3 interesting Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudications in April for the food and drink sector...

Food businesses must now put in place practical steps to manage acrylamide within their food safety management systems under EU Regulation 2017/2158 that took effect from 11 April 2018...

March has been an interesting month for the food sector with five ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) rulings...

The ‘Fairtrade’ logo was intended to stand as a collective guarantee of ethical trading but last year there was a move away by Sainsbury’s and Green & Black to their own ‘Fairly Traded’ certifications...

Grocery Code Adjudicator (GCA), Christine Tacon, has today launched an investigation into Co-operative Group Limited...

Technology can move fast and an update was needed of the 20 year old legislation on novel foods, to simplify the authorisation process and take into account new developments...

February was a month of ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) rulings in the food sector concerning responsibility in adverts...