Dettol’s manufacturers have had to clean up an advertising blunder after it emerged their latest commercial breached social distancing rules. The firm has hastily pulled the advert which featured seven adults and a child sitting down to enjoy a twilight meal – breaking the current Rule of Six. Dettol didn’t know.’The 20-second advert for household disinfectants featured an outdoor meal where a group of eight appeared to be reuniting. In England, the Rule of Six limit applies to virtually all indoor and outdoor social gatherings and is irrespective of age. The blunder by Dettol, which is manufactured by the Anglo-Dutch firm Reckitt Benckiser, raised eyebrows across social media.

Source: Daily Mail October 10, 2020 21:46 UTC