Essential Oil Sleep Claims In Hot Water With UK Advertising Regulator
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
UK Advertising Standards Authority advised Puressentiel not to make ad claims reserved for licensed medicinal products. Puressentiel argued its products aren't medicinal, but still provided efficacy studies, which ASA declined to review.
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