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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Oatly ads banned by UK watchdog over ‘misleading’ green claims

An advert with the slogan 'need help taking to dad about milk' by oat drink company Oatly which has been banned for making misleading environmental claims.
One of the adverts for the alt-milk company Oatly that has been banned for making misleading environmental claims. Photograph: ASA/PA

The UK advertising watchdog has banned a high-profile marketing campaign by Swedish alt-milk brand Oatly after ruling its green claims were misleading.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched an investigation into the campaign after receiving 109 complaints from members of the public and the campaign group A Greener World.

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