Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 73509

Sports: Dietary Supplements

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

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.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
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...
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