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Wotsits controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2003

    Advertising brief criticised by health committee

    Abbott Mead Vickers publicly apologised after a private brief prepared for Frito-Lay was raised by a Parliamentary Select Committee on Health. The brief proposed marketing that could encourage children aged four to nine to ask parents to buy Wotsits, prompting criticism of child-directed snack advertising.