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Bloom Files Complaint Over Intermarché’s Viral Wolf Ad Citing Misleading Fish Messaging

France’s ad ethics jury will now consider a request to remove fish scenes from the film.

Overview

  • Ocean advocacy group Bloom lodged the complaint on December 23 with the ARPP’s advertising ethics jury, calling the Christmas short misleading.
  • Bloom argues the film confuses vegetarianism with fish consumption and requests the removal of all sequences featuring fish, including under an emergency procedure.
  • The NGO says the spot implies fish abundance, downplays environmental impacts, and could promote Intermarché’s seafood interests via its Scapêche fleet.
  • Intermarché reports the campaign has surpassed one billion views and plans to sell a plush toy of the wolf next year as the ad continues to circulate globally.
  • The ARPP has not issued a ruling, while online reaction ranges from ridicule of the complaint to calls for responsible seafood consumption.