He added that U.S. regulations today "would absolutely prohibit this type of study".
And under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, deliberate mis-selling like this is a criminal offence.
The media regulator, Ofcom, looked at a number of proposals to modify advertising airtime regulations earlier this year.
Burkina Faso implemented similar regulations last month.
But law consultancy THSP says these regulations "have been largely superseded by the Environmental Protection Regulations 2010".
Misleading commercial communications may offend either the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 and industry based advertising rules.
Last January, The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 passed through parliament and will come into force next October.
This was repealed last year, and replaced by the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
On December 1 2003, the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 come into force.
A Superior Court judge in Mercer County struck down Princeton's new antismoking regulations yesterday.
The Chinese government announced long-awaited regulations today to govern the export of missile technology.
