What the latest ASA HFSS rulings mean for brands

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What do a winking yellow M&M and an almond croissant have in common? Both have helped shape the ASA’s emerging approach to HFSS advertising rules, says Katrina Anderson, partner at Mills & Reeve

Picture the yellow M&M – oval-shaped, winking from an ad. This week, the ASA ruled it was too closely associated with Peanut M&M’s to benefit from the brand advertising exemption under the less healthy food (LHF) rules.

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