Tuesday 6th December 2022
    Difficulty: Medium

    Banned drink adverts (Quiz #18)

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    Advertisements that have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)

    1. In 2009 poster ads for the Glaceau Vitaminwater range were banned by the ASA, who felt various health benefits were misleadingly attributed to the range and implied that the drinks could be substituted for one of your five-a-day vegetables. Which of these is NOT one of the ads?

    2. An energy drink ad campaign was criticised by the ASA for breaking European Food Safety Authority health claims rules. The slogan was “hydrates and fuels you better than water”. What was the drink?

    3. In 2009 an ad for a fruit juice featuring a noose was banned for claiming that the juice could help consumers "cheat death" and live longer. What kind of juice was it?

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