FTC's Substantiation Expectations In Consumer Health Claim Guidance Aren’t ‘Out Of Nowhere'

Advertising Claims Determine Substantiation, FTC Attorney Advises Consumer Health Sector

“Choosing which claims to make,” an advertiser “affects the amount of substantiation required. A structure function claim, supports digestive health, may require a different level of substantiation than if you choose to make the claim prevents diarrhea,” says FTC attorney Christine DeLorme.

FTC's 2022 update to its consumer health claims guidance was based on more than two decades of legal precedents since its 1998 original. • Source: FTC

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