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| Heinz beans advert banned by advertising watchdog | Heinz beans advert banned by advertising watchdog |
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| A Heinz beans advert showing how to beat out a song on tin cans has been banned for health and safety reasons. | A Heinz beans advert showing how to beat out a song on tin cans has been banned for health and safety reasons. |
| The advertisement featured young people and adults using empty or full tins to make the rhythm of a song, with the catchline "#Learn the CanSong". | The advertisement featured young people and adults using empty or full tins to make the rhythm of a song, with the catchline "#Learn the CanSong". |
| The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that mistakes might be made that could lead to people cutting their hands or fingers. | |
| Kraft Heinz denied that the advertising campaign posed a risk. | Kraft Heinz denied that the advertising campaign posed a risk. |
| Flipping and twirling | Flipping and twirling |
| Three viewers complained that the TV advert could encourage unsafe practice and six believed it featured behaviour that could be dangerous for children to copy. | Three viewers complained that the TV advert could encourage unsafe practice and six believed it featured behaviour that could be dangerous for children to copy. |
| The ASA said it was unlikely that consumers would be as proficient as the actors at flipping and twirling the cans around. | The ASA said it was unlikely that consumers would be as proficient as the actors at flipping and twirling the cans around. |
| It said mistakes might be made with an empty can, given the manoeuvres required and the lack of instructions. | It said mistakes might be made with an empty can, given the manoeuvres required and the lack of instructions. |
| "For the reasons given and because the ad did not include information on how to ensure consumer safety when recreating the song, we concluded that the ad condoned and encouraged behaviour that prejudiced health or safety," the decision continued. | "For the reasons given and because the ad did not include information on how to ensure consumer safety when recreating the song, we concluded that the ad condoned and encouraged behaviour that prejudiced health or safety," the decision continued. |
| "We told Heinz to ensure that future ads did not condone or encourage behaviour that prejudiced health and safety, including behaviour that could be dangerous for children to emulate, for example by featuring open tin cans being used to play music." | "We told Heinz to ensure that future ads did not condone or encourage behaviour that prejudiced health and safety, including behaviour that could be dangerous for children to emulate, for example by featuring open tin cans being used to play music." |
| The ASA ordered Heinz not to broadcast the advert again in its current form. | The ASA ordered Heinz not to broadcast the advert again in its current form. |
| The company said its online tutorials on social media included taping the ends of an empty can as an extra precaution, and at no time did it show people placing their hands or fingers in the cans. | The company said its online tutorials on social media included taping the ends of an empty can as an extra precaution, and at no time did it show people placing their hands or fingers in the cans. |
| It said safety was its number one priority but acknowledged the decision and confirmed that it had no plans to run the campaign again. | It said safety was its number one priority but acknowledged the decision and confirmed that it had no plans to run the campaign again. |
| A spokesman said: "We believe this popular ad did not pose any safety risk and many fans were inspired to create their own video versions." | A spokesman said: "We believe this popular ad did not pose any safety risk and many fans were inspired to create their own video versions." |