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In law, puffery is usually invoked as a defense argument: it identifies futile speech, typically of a seller, which does not give rise to legal liability. In a circular manner, legal explanations for this normative position describe the non-enforceable speech as a statement that no " reasonable person " would take seriously anyway.
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), formerly called the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, is a regulatory body established by the Nigerian Government in 2022. It was formed to regulate and control advertising in Nigeria , replacing the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria Act (APCON) with the Advertising ...
Advertising in the UK is regulated under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 [67] (CPR), the de facto successor of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968. It is designed to implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive , part of a common set of European minimum standards for consumer protection which legally bind ...
Advertising increasingly invades public spaces, such as schools, which some critics argue is a form of child exploitation. [2] Advertising frequently uses psychological pressure (for example, appealing to feelings of inadequacy) on the intended consumer, which may be harmful.
The Commission was established by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) 2018. among others, develop and promote fair, efficient and competitive markets in the Nigerian economy, facilitate access by all citizens to safe products, and secure the protection of rights for all consumers in Nigeria.
Puffery is an exaggerated claim typically found in advertising and publicity announcements, such as "the highest quality at the lowest price", or "always votes in the best interest of all the people". Such statements are unlikely to be true – but cannot be proven false and so, do not violate trade laws, especially as the consumer is expected ...
The Nigeria National Tobacco Control Bill [4] is a comprehensive law which when passed will regulate the manufacturing, advertising distribution, and consumption of tobacco products in Nigeria. It is a bill that is aimed at domesticating the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) because Nigeria is a party to that international convention.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian federal agency under the Federal Ministry of Health that is responsible for regulating and controlling the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, and packaged water.