Rulings (14)
25poundlogo
A website for a logo company, www.25poundlogo.co.uk, stated, "We provide 100% Money Back Guarantee on all our packages. Most firms only offer 100% money back guarantee on particular packages...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld
ACTIS Insulation Ltd
A brochure, for TRISO-SUPER 10 multifoil insulation for roofs and attics, stated "... TRISO-SUPER 10 has been tested under real conditions by TRADA Technology Ltd. and certified as equivalent...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board t/a lovepork.co.uk
A national press ad, promoting Red Tractor approved pork was headlined "Give a fork about your pork". Text stated "Now more than ever it's important to know the meat you are buying...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Not Upheld
Attilio D'Alberto and Virtual Tapestry Ltd
Claims seen on a webstite for Dr (TCM) Attilio D'Alberto, www.attiliodalberto.com stated "Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine has been used in Asia (China, Korea, Japan, etc) to treat the...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld
Horizon Housing t/a DSS Housing
Claims on www.dsshousinguk.com, a website listing properties that accepted tenants who received housing benefits, stated "Find a property in your area" followed by a drop-down menu....
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld
IKEA Ltd
A press ad for IKEA featured a DJ with various vinyl records on an Expedit storage unit.
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Not Upheld
iPhone Accessories and Repair Ltd
The home page of www.OfficialiPhoneUnlock.co.uk stated "Permanently factory unlock your iPhone without jailbreaking - by whitelisting your IMEI in the Apple iTunes database".Text on the...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Not Upheld
J D Williams & Company Ltd t/a Figleaves.com
Two outdoor posters on the London Underground for Figleaves.com, an online underwear retailer:a. A poster featured a blonde woman wearing a red bra and knickers, standing with her hands on her hips...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Not Upheld
Johnson & Johnson Ltd
A radio ad for Listerine mouthwash featured someone asking, "So sir are you ready to order?" A man replied, "Yeah I'll get the crispy duck to start and a few fingernails to nibble...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld
Mel Baskeyfield Photography
The website www.melbaskeyfield.co.uk included the logo of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (SWPP).
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld
NHS North West London
A regional press ad, for NHS North West London, stated:"Dear residents and patients, as doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who have spent our careers in the NHS caring for people in...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Not Upheld
sit-up Ltd t/a Bid TV
A teleshopping presentation on Bid TV, for a men's Oskar Emil watch, included statements made by the presenter, such as, "It's a quality of watch that epitomises, in the 1930s the rigours of...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld
TriGlobal t/a worldwidemoving.co.uk
Claims on www.worldwidemoving.co.uk promoting TriGlobal, a company offering a "specialized consumer portal about international moving", stated on the "Company Profile" page,...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld
Woodvale Clinic
Claims on www.woodvaleclinic.com/qual.htm stated: "Welcome to the Woodvale Clinic Dr. John W. Stowell L.D.S R.C.S. (Eng) B.D.S F.D.S R.C.S (Edin) G.D.C. Registered Specialist in Oral...
Date:
22 May 2013
Decision:
Upheld