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Sports: Dietary Supplements

Commons · Question 73509 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that advertising of protein powders on social media is (a) accurate and (b) age-appropriate for young audiences.

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Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 17 Sep 2025

The Advertising Standards Authority regulates advertising in the UK across traditional forms of media and online. The UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing, by the Committee for Advertising Practice, requires marketin...