Snake Oil

Its deadline day for the Voice again and this week the topic was the Advertising Standards Authority in all its glory. The ASA send out a weekly digest of juicy adjudications which in the past have included decisions banning Donald Trump, Prince Charles and others from publishing misleading ads.

There are some crackers this week though including a company flogging a product called Dead Sea Kit which is claimed to unlock the secrets of anti-aging. Also a payday loan company offering to lend at 2670% apr and claiming to be just like your local bank. Somewhat unsurprisingly they have both been told not to make claims which they cannot substantiate and not to mislead the public.