Rule CG-TRE-003
Efficacy and proof: what rule CG-TRE-003 checks
Rule CG-TRE-003 is one of the checker's efficacy and proof rules. It cites 16 CFR Part 255. The reason, source and safer wording are below.
CG-TRE-003 · Warns · Citation checked against stored text
Promises of a permanent fix, lifetime results, a time-boxed total cure, or results on every person make an outcome claim no practice can substantiate, and they imply the product replaces proven treatment.
Source: FTC Act section 5 and FTC Health Products Compliance Guidance (competent and reliable scientific evidence); FTC Endorsement Guides 16 CFR Part 255; FDCA section 502(a) (false or misleading labeling)
Safer wording: Drop timelines, permanence and universal-result language. State a typical, substantiated result with the evidence behind it and say individual results vary.
16 CFR Part 255 · Needs counsel review
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