“FDA certified / FDA endorsed”

Critical False regulatory 1 of 109 standards

FDA issues no certification or endorsement of dietary supplements in any programme.

How often we find it

Found on 2 of the 2,243 best-selling listings we have ruled, 2 times in total. That is 2 live product pages carrying this wording today.

What this standard rests on

FTC · US · statute

FTC Act s.5(a), 15 U.S.C. 45(a)

“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce”

Source checked 2026-08-18.

FDA · US · statute

FDCA s.415, 21 U.S.C. 350d

“facility registration; registration is a filing obligation and is not an approval, endorsement or clearance of any product made at the facility”

What kind of finding this is

A fact about the page. Either the words are there or they are not, either the disclaimer is present or it is not, either the register shows a record or it does not. Anyone can check this without professional judgement.

Cite this standard

Claims Verified, standard CV-FR-02 "FDA certified / FDA endorsed", standards v1.4.1, retrieved 05 October 2026, https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-02/

Or put it in your own policy

Marketing copy must not use "FDA certified / FDA endorsed" or equivalent wording. See Claims Verified standard CV-FR-02 (standards v1.4.1): https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-02/

Cite it freely with attribution and the version. The whole register is machine-readable at /standards/registry.json. Rulings are our published professional opinion, not legal advice.

Others in False regulatory

CV-FR-01 · FDA approved CV-FR-03 · FDA registered (as a product claim)CV-FR-04 · clinically proven CV-FR-05 · scientifically proven / doctor proven CV-FR-06 · guaranteed results CV-FR-07 · 100% safe / no side effects CV-FR-08 · GMP certified (unverified)CV-FR-09 · patented formula (no patent)

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