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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Tara Cobham

DARK SECRETS: Advertising regulator launches nine investigations into weight loss jab ads - The Real Truth

Nine investigations into weight loss jab adverts have been launched by the UK advertising regulator, which has raised concerns about the sheer volume of law-breaking involved in targeting the public with the drugs.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) told The Independent it now has nine high-priority investigations underway into whether ads in various online media are promoting prescription-only medicines (POMs) in breach of its rules and the law.

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