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Lottie Gibbons

Tesco under fire for burger advert with 'misleading' claims

An advert promoting Tesco's burger has been banned over "misleading" claims.

Complaints were made after Tesco claimed their Plant Chef burgers could make a positive difference to the environment compared with their meat equivalents.

The TV, video on demand, radio, press, Twitter and website ads in October and November featured a woman about to eat a burger while hearing the words on television: "The planet is continuing to warm," after which a voice-over said: "Now that's not what Zoe likes to hear, but she's gonna roll up her sleeves and do her bit ... and there it is, a delicious Tesco Plant Chef burger.

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