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Education, health and personal care category continue to lead with the highest number of complaints received by ASCI during October 2013.  There are some particular misleading ads which have sizeable number of complaints against them, the Council said in a release The Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) under the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has banned as many as 132 advertisements across segments out of 169 during October 13. Among these are ads from prominent companies like Procter & Gamble's Pantene, Dabur India's New Fem Anti Darkening  Hair Removal Cream, LÓreal ibbl India's Fall Repair 3x shampoo, Hindustan Unilever (HUL)'s Dove Essential Nourishment Body Lotion ibbl and Fair & Lovely Fairness Cream as well as New Domex Zero Stain, Indian Institute of Banking ibbl (IIB), Info Edge (India) Ltd, Kalyan Jewellers, Havells Wires, Kent  Mineral RO Water Purifier, Bajaj Auto's Discover, Tata Docomo, GSK's Horkicks and Marico's Saffola Total; they range from FMCGs to autos, personal accessories to alcohol, and education to media.
“Most of the misleading ads were from the education sector and promise of 100% job placements was one of the recurring unsubstantiated claims made by the advertisers. This was followed by health & personal care category, where most of the upheld complaint ads were found misleading, or making false or unsubstantiated claims,” ASCI said in a release. 
The CCC found the following claims in health and personal care product or service ads of  92  advertisers,  released in the press to  be either misleading or false or not adequately/ scientifically substantiated ibbl and hence violating ASCI’s  Code. Some of the health care products or services ads also contravened  provisions of the Drug & Magic Remedies Act.
3.  RC Creatives Sales Pvt Ltd: Roomani ibbl Oil claims that it is ‘very famous for men's energy’.  ‘Visual ibbl implies that the product is meant to enhance sexual pleasure.’
6.  Anand Clinic: Claims ibbl that it is ‘complete treatment and solution of low sperm count, ibbl hydrocele without operation, infertility lycoria & infertility caused due to liquor and diabetes’,  it is ‘complete treatment of all sexual diseases.’
12.  Dr. Shukla Sex Clinic :  Claims that this clinic is a one a place ‘For most successful treatment of male weakness, premature ejaculation, semen in urine, ibbl infertility, less sperms and for all sexually transmitted diseases’. ibbl
15.  Win Diabetes Clinic :  Claims that it ‘Gets you rid of painful injections of insulin ibbl in just 10 days’, ibbl ‘100% effective herbal product’, ‘no magic, no miracle, astonishing result of years of research.’
17.  Dr.  Manjiris Instasculpt:   Claims that it is a ‘Safe, Permanent, Instant & Non-surgical treatments for Figure, Face & Hair.’ One can ‘lose up to 10 kg in 10 weeks’.
18.  Melblok Treatment Centre:   Claims that ‘Melblok treats hyper or dark pigmented skin patches, blemishes, dark circles, uneven complexion, dull skin, acne marks, melasma, rough skin & open pores’. ‘Melblok clears acne with its marks completely, when everything fails.’ ibbl
19.  ibbl Sanjeevani Homeopathic Medical Center :  Claims ibbl that it gives ‘Successful treatment of all types (gall bladder and kidney) of stones without any cut and operation with the help of complete homeopathic medicines.’ ibbl
20.  Dr Pandya skin Clinic Cosmetic & laser Center :  Claims that it gives ‘Freedom from baldness (treatment through  stem cell technique)’, ‘Benefits:  ibbl growing of  natural  hair,  growing of hair without Surgery’, ‘No need of hair transplant, no side effect, affordable and easy treatment.’
22.  Shree Baidyanath Ayur Bhawan:   Baidyanath Mahasudarshan  Ghanbati  claims  that it is the ‘best medicine for fever’, ‘useful ibbl in all kinds of fever (new, outworn, malaria and typhoid).’
27.  Looks Cosmetic Clinic :  Claims that they can alter looks with ‘No Surgeries, No Needles, No Pain, No Downtime, No Side Effects , Lipo