McDonald's Singapore campaign spotlighting sachet giveaways triggers complaint for messaging on waste

Published on August 16, 2024

An ad for McDonald's garlic chilli sauce promotes giving away 134 million sachets every year. Singapore's ad watchdog ruled that there was no breach of its code, after receiving a complaint that the ad celebrates waste.

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