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Lottie Gibbons

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tesco under fire for burger advert with misleading claims - The Untold Story

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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