UK Regulator Bans Tesco Vegetarian Burger Ad Over ‘Misleading’ Climate Claim

UK Regulator Bans Tesco Vegetarian Burger Ad Over ‘Misleading’ Climate Claim
A screenshot of Tesco’s advert featuring its Plant Chef range, which has been deemed to be misleading. PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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Britain’s advertising regulator has banned ads for Tesco’s Plant Chef burgers over “misleading” claims that the products could make a positive difference to the environment compared with their meat equivalents.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled on June 8 that the supermarket chain does not hold any evidence to support the environmental claims made in the ads, which were broadcast on TV and radio and also disseminated in the press and online in October and November.