U.K. Homeopathic Online Claims Challenged In Wider Advertising Review
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The U.K. advertising regulator asks homeopathic firms to remove online claims that their products can diagnose, treat or help diseases or health conditions.
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