Hungry Hogs Corporation, an international hotdog eatery produced a misleading television advertisement. One of the ads compared the nutritional value of their hotdogs to the burgers sold by Gobble Up Inc. The ad stated that two hotdogs of Hungry Hogs contained 30 grams of fat, whereas, one burger of Gobble Up Inc. contained 52 grams. This ad led to a good consumer response. However, an anti-restaurant political group filed a complaint with a federal institution. The federal institution issued an order prohibiting Hungry Hogs from making health-compatibility statements about its products without scientific evidence. This instance of regulation on advertising of health-compatibility statements about food products is an example of a limitation on _____.

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Freedom of speech protects corporations as well as individuals. The public interests served by freedom of expression protect the listener as well as the speaker. Since corporations may add to the public's knowledge and information, they also have the right to free speech. A government can limit commercial speech with a compelling state interest expressed to justify the restriction. In this case, the federal institution issued an order prohibiting Hungry Hogs from making health-compatibility statements about its products as they did not have valid, scientific evidence.

Hungry Hogs Corporation, an International Hotdog Eatery Produced a Misleading