ASA Rules On Nivea Q10 Ad: ‘Lifting’ Reference Not A Surgical Comparison
Executive Summary
The UK-based Advertising Standards Authority rejects a complainant’s contention that Beiersdorf’s TV ad seen in January misleadingly compared a Nivea Q10 product to a cosmetic procedure.
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