Tag: Controversy

EU slaps Mondelez with $366 mn antitrust fine

The probe at Mondelēz China is the latest in a series of compliance-related investigations impacting multinational companies in China.

Oreo maker has been accused of restricting the cross-border trade of chocolate, biscuits and coffee products within the European Union. Mondelez clarifies it as “isolated incidents, most of which ceased or were remedied”.

HUL restrained from comparing ‘Ponds’ products with ‘Nivea’: Delhi HC

The board formed a committee of independent directors to explore various alternatives for the ice cream business and provide recommendations. These recommendations will be reviewed by both the Audit Committee and the Board.

The Delhi HC barred HUL from comparative promotions between Ponds and Nivea, called the action potentially damaging to the plaintiff’s (Nivea) reputation and business.

McDonald’s and Theobroma under scanner over quality concerns

For global citizens their top three most trusted professions were doctors (58%), scientists (56%) and teachers (54%). The professions that stepped up the most during the pandemic, scientists who made the vaccines, doctors who put their lives at risk to treat patients and teachers who taught remotely. (Image source: Unsplash)

Under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner Archana Dheeran and Chief Food Safety Officer Akshay Goyal, the Food Safety Department initiated the raids, targeting prominent eateries in Noida.

Bang In The Middle calls out Medanta for using rejected campaign idea

Independent ad agency Bang In The Middle called out former client Medanta, a healthcare provider, for utilizing the agency’s campaign idea now after having rejected the same when the two were in a partnership.

The same everything. The people who once spat on it and threw it out, have now had a change of heart, done a complete volte face, and the campaign is now live on their pages, the LinkedIn post read.

Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh: “Menace of misleading ads has to be curbed”

Rohit Kumar Singh, the former Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, has called out cab aggregators as "one of the biggest culprits" in the deceptive landscape of dark patterns.

Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said, “We are concerned about misleading advertisements because we think that the rights of the consumers get adversely affected because you’re promising something which is not there.”

BYJU’s gives up all offices across India; retains only headquarters in Bengaluru

The NCLAT had previously closed insolvency proceedings after Byju’s board member Riju Raveendran personally settled the dues with the BCCI.

As a result of the decision, the company has now mandated that all employees work from home indefinitely, except for those working out of its headquarters and approximately 300 Byju’s Tuition Centres across the country.

Central Consumer Protection Authority issues advisory on prohibition of endorsement of online gambling platforms

Such sites pose significant financial and socio-economic risks for consumers, especially youth and children and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has previously issued multiple advisories asking television channels, digital news publishers and OTT platforms to refrain from showing advertisements for online gambling sites and surrogate advertisements. (Representative Image: Jack Hamilton via Unsplash)

The advisory has been issued in the context of proliferation of advertisements promoting anti-national illegal online gambling platforms, which are increasingly been endorsed by sportspersons and actors from the Indian film industry.