What's In A Name? Dextro Energy Stung By UK Ad Regulator For Implying Energy Boost
Executive Summary
By the positioning of a pack shot of its eponymous glucose supplement in a recent advertisement, Dextro Energy had implied the product could deliver an instant energy boost - which it was not authorized to do, ruled UK watchdog ASA.
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