Health Claims and the ASA

As I have previously discussed, non-specific health claims are a challenge to marketing professionals. Such claims, for example saying a food is “healthy” or “good for you,” must be accompanied by a specific health claim which forms part of an approved EU list (see article 9(3) of the Nutition and Health Claims Regulation). The Advertising …

Chesterfield FC, a Raffle and Consumer Law

As reported by the BBC a competition run by Chesterfield FC appears to have gone horribly wrong. A raffle, where the winner could win a place on Chesterfield’s pre-season tour, appears to not have been won by any of the legitimate entrants. This is obviously a public relations own goal for Chesterfield, but does it …