NAD: Photoshopping Okay, But Not When Demonstrating Product Benefits
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
At the National Advertising Division’s Annual Conference in New York, Director Andrea Levine clarified the advertising watchdog’s position on using post-production techniques in cosmetics advertisements.
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