Post-Market Changes Too Late To Avoid UK Nutrition Claims Enforcement
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Investigating consumer complaints challenging claims in Twitter and Instagram content that Carb Blocker capsules could stop unused sugars from being stored as fat in the body, Advertising Standards Authority says Protein World breached UK regulations for health and nutrition claims based on the European Union Register of approved claims for foods.
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