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Formula advertising?

34 replies

AtYourCervix · 26/02/2014 08:59

There's a banner advert up the top for cow nd gate baby club.

Is it 'allowed'?

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BikeRunSki · 26/02/2014 09:01

Is it specifically advertising formula milk for babies under 6 months?

Nocomet · 26/02/2014 09:12

I was just about to complain about this, I don't care if it's keeping to the letter of the rules, I don't like it.

We get mirad threads from women put under enormous pressure by friends and family to stop BFing at 6months for no reason except some odd notion that you don't BF and eat solid food (or bF with teeth).

The follow on milk industry quite calculatingly and disgracefully play on this and do all they can to reinforce your nonsense about iron levels and vitamins.

And while they state all the DCs are over 6 months they are all jolly little and they are always shown with bottles not an older child's feeding cup Angry

cozietoesie · 26/02/2014 11:02

If it's follow on, maybe read \link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/1974416-Follow-on-milk-I-thought-you-folk-had-made-a-decision-not-to-allow-adverts-for-it\this thread.}

ColetteTech · 26/02/2014 13:40

Hi everyone,

Hmm

We've blocked formula milk advertising but it might be slipping through the net somehow. If you see this ad again could you post the URL that it clicks through to?

Thanks for reporting

Nocomet · 26/02/2014 13:51

It's not formulae advertising, it's advertising a kind of Cow and Gate MN. Inviting you to login so they can bombard you with dodgy advice and adverts for ever.

ColetteTech · 26/02/2014 14:18

Hi Nocomet,

Sorry I didn't make myself very clear, Cow and Gate are blocked as part of our ban on formula milk advertising, but if someone could post the URL we can double check that it's not a variant on the URL that we have on our block list.

Cheers

ColetteTech · 26/02/2014 15:48

A-ha! Is it this one?

We've just blocked it, thanks for reporting everyone.

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AtYourCervix · 26/02/2014 16:57

Yes that's it. I coildn't ind it again.

Cheers.

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Nocomet · 26/02/2014 23:37

Glad you found it and sentenced it to outer darkness where it belongs Grin

Nocomet · 27/02/2014 08:52

Sorry they are back on baby names, mobile site on iPhone 4S
Links to this www.cgbabyclub.co.uk/our-community/join-our-community/?utm_source=adcommob&utm_medium=display&utm_content=320x50&utm_campaign=CommLiteRegDig14

ColetteTech · 27/02/2014 10:38

Thanks for the URL, it shouldn't be showing on the site anymore, please let me know if you continue to see it.

ForgettableTampon · 27/02/2014 12:59

Hi Collete have just seen that ad but no idea how to screen catch it or whatever

Viewing via Chrome on Samsung mobile using MN Mobile not the app

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ForgettableTampon · 27/02/2014 13:00

Oh right now it's at the top of this page

AtYourCervix · 27/02/2014 19:13

Still there. Stubborn bugger isn't it.

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BettyStogs · 28/02/2014 00:20

Still getting it on my phone

Nocomet · 28/02/2014 00:52

It's still not gone, grrrr!

Corabell · 28/02/2014 08:46

Still there!

ForgettableTampon · 28/02/2014 08:48

Perhaps it's slipping through because it's advertising the "community" run by c and g not infant formula per se.

Still don't wanna see it ofc.

ForgettableTampon · 28/02/2014 08:48

And yes, seen this morning.

RowanMumsnet · 28/02/2014 09:40

Argh, sorry about this.

If you could bear to click through when you see it so that you can get the URL of the page it clicks through to and let us know what that URL is, it makes it a lot easier for us to find it and block it. Thanks Flowers

ForgettableTampon · 28/02/2014 09:55

currently only seen on my mobile, how sneaky!

I'll have a fumble, see what I can do, Rowan

RighteousSausage · 28/02/2014 12:13

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Nocomet · 28/02/2014 12:17

C&G and boobs together, this annoys me!

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EduCated · 28/02/2014 13:03

Just spotted on Active

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BranchingOut · 28/02/2014 13:07

I saw this and was quite shocked that it was appearing, so am glad to hear that it was not intentional.

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