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A million housewives every day pick up a tin of beans and say beanz, meanz, Heinz.

That was their little ditty in the UK TV adverts back in the 60's.

I read this week Heinz has just had a commercial banned in the UK because it allegedly encourages dangerous behaviour in children. A few people complained to the ASA* I suppose you could say those people spilled the beans :))

The 60's www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS3Hdugq1Dw and now adage.com/article/agency-news/u-k-heinz-baked-beans-ad-ba...

I am in heaven as I've found my favourite baked beans at The World Market and I guarantee I won't cut myself.

*The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the self-regulatory organisation of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. However, its code of advertising practice broadly reflects legislation in many instances. The ASA is not funded by the British government, but by a levy on the advertising industry. Its role is to "regulate the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing in the UK" by investigating "complaints made about ads, sales promotions or direct marketing", and deciding whether such advertising complies with its advertising standards codes.

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