Greyhound and slimming ads fall short on standards

A radio conversation in which a woman is called “a dog”, and a television spot for slimming pills are among the ads to run foul of the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI).

The ASAI’s latest report states its complaints committee found 18 of the 23 ads complained of to be in breach of its code on grounds relating to principles, decency and propriety, truthfulness/misleading, violence/antisocial behaviour, and health and beauty.

The subjects of the complaints appeared across internet, direct mail, email, magazines, SMS messages, television, outdoor, and press media.