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Petchip.Network
Two paid-for Google search ads for Petchip.Network misleadingly implied they were an approved database to comply with the legal requirements for microchipping cats and dogs.
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Tesco Stores Ltd t/a Tesco
An outdoor digital poster comparing the Tesco Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar loyalty card schemes wasn’t misleading.
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Wenzhou Xinyu Maoyi Youxian Gongsi t/a XINYU TRADE
Two Instagram stories on Mel Lloyd’s account featuring affiliate links weren't obviously identifiable as ads.
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CPD Regulatory Office
A website made misleading claims about being affiliated with government bodies, misleading claims to have accreditation providers that met government-approved standards, and misleadingly using organisations’ names and logos to suggest an affiliation.
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ZOE Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad for Zoe featuring a testimonial from Steven Bartlett misleadingly omitted that he was an investor in the company.
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Future Farm Plant-Based Food UK Ltd t/a Future Farm
The product packaging for a Future Farm Future Burger, seen on 9 February 2024, featured a promotion. Text on the front of the packaging stated, “WIN £1000 BUY ME AND SCAN TO ENTER *T&C’S APPLY”. A QR code was in the centre of the text.
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Independent British Vape Trade Association t/a IBVTA
A newspaper advertorial indirectly promoted unlicenced e-cigarettes.
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Whitbread Group plc t/a Premier Inn, Beefeater
A paid-for search ad made misleading claims about the price of hotel rooms.
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XC Trains Ltd t/a Cross Country Trains
A webpage made misleading claims about the availability of complimentary food and drink for First Class passengers on Cross Country Trains.
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Sophie Church t/a sophie__church
Topic: Claims, endorsements and testimonials