Heinz beans advert banned by advertising watchdog
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”.
ban /bæn/ v. 禁止,取缔,查封
rhythm /‘rɪð(ə)m/ n. 节奏,韵律
catchline /'kætʃ,lain/ n. 广告语,标语
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.
posed /pəʊz/ v.造成,形成
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.