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The Smell of Victory: KSB Victorious in Allivictus Garlic Drops Promotion Dispute

The Smell of Victory: KSB Victorious in Allivictus Garlic Drops Promotion Dispute

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Kocian Solc Balastik has won a promotion dispute over garlic drops for manufacturer Allivictus.

According to KSB, "In 2012, the Radio and TV Broadcasting Council fined Allivictus CZK 1.8 million for an alleged breach of the Advertising Act. The Council believed that Allivictus misled consumers by running an ad that gave the impression that its food supplement had medicinal effects. KSB represented Allivictus in the administrative proceedings and then in court proceedings before the Municipal Court and, subsequently, the Supreme Administrative Court, which agreed with KSB’s reasoning, dismissed the decision on the fine, and returned the matter to the Council.  The Supreme Administrative Court agreed with Allivictus, which claimed that the ad clearly labelled the product as a garlic extract, that it merely presented all the generally available characteristics of garlic, and that the average consumer would hardly consider the drops to be a substitute for, a part of, or a supplement to a treatment and were thus not misled. The Supreme Administrative Court believed that the positive qualities of garlic as advertised are generally attributed to garlic and are thus generally known. The Supreme Administrative Court added that it does not see anything misleading or improper if the ad takes the form of a story of a man who survived a serious illness and talks about his own subjective experience."

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