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ASA bans Stuart Pearce Carlsberg ad for promoting drinking in an 'unsafe and unwise' location

on Sep 28, 2016 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slapped Carlsberg with a ban over an ad which seen former England player Stuart Pearce delivering beer to a building site.

Following a complaint from Alcohol Concern the campaign has been quashed by the watchdog for promoting drinking in “unsafe and unwise” location.

The video showed Pearce and a delivery driver arriving at a building site with a giant crate of Carlsberg to present to the builders on the site as a surprise. After the initial stunt, workers in the ad were shown carrying one pack of Carlsberg each on their shoulders Read full story ›

Source: The Drum