Political Correctness Goes Again, Immortality from Pomegranate Juice Banned
Posted by randomnews.net on 8 April, 2009
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An advertisement for pomegranate juice has been banned indefinitely for been misleading by the UK regulator.
So what was the major breech of misleading advertisement. The ad, featured a noose round a bottle of juice, and suggested drinking it would help consumers “cheat death”.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) concluded after resceving 21 complaints, that the advert had been “misleading” and said its a breech of the advertiment code, stating the drink can not give you Immortality
The makers argued the claim was a deliberate exaggeration for effect.
Pomegranates are high in antioxidant molecules, which are thought to reduce damage to the body’s tissues.
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