CV-NC-13 · standards
Menopause is a natural state, not a disease, so some claims here survive. The line is drawn at claims targeting an uncommon or serious condition associated with it. This is why the row is High and not Critical.
Found on 14 of the 2,243 best-selling listings we have ruled, 17 times in total. That is 14 live product pages carrying this wording today.
“common conditions associated with natural states or processes that FDA does not treat as diseases”
FDCA s.201(g)(1)(B), 21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)(B)
“definition of 'drug': articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease”
Source checked 2026-08-18.
“the criteria by which FDA determines that a statement is a disease claim rather than a structure/function claim”
Source checked 2026-08-18.
An interpretation. We applied a published legal test to the published copy and reached a conclusion. Reasonable reviewers applying the same test can disagree at the margin; this is our reviewer's professional opinion, and the test is cited so you can check the reasoning.
Claims Verified, standard CV-NC-13 "for menopause symptoms / hot flashes", standards v1.4.1, retrieved 05 October 2026, https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-NC-13/
Or put it in your own policy
Marketing copy must not use "for menopause symptoms / hot flashes" or equivalent wording. See Claims Verified standard CV-NC-13 (standards v1.4.1): https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-NC-13/
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